Includes bibliographical references and index.

Anatomy and Embryology of the Vestibular Apparatus / Richard Vincent, Huseyin Isildak, Michael Teixido -- Physiology and Maturation of Balance Mechanisms / Thierry Morlet -- Vestibular Adaptation and Compensation / James O. Phillips -- History and Physical Examination of the Child with a Balance Disorder / Sharon L. Cushing, Jessica R. Levi, and Robert C. O'Reilly -- VNG/ENG Testing with Children / Emily F. Zwicky -- Rotary Chair Testing / James O. Phillips -- Video Head Impulse Testing (vHIT) / Guangwei Zhou, Violette H. Lavender, and Vincent G. Wettstein -- Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potential Testing (VEMP) Testing / Sylvette Wiener-Vacher and Guangwei Zhou -- Static Balance : Computerized Dynamic Posturography / Eugen Ionescu, Pierre Reynard, Nathalie Goul?me, and Hung Thai-Van -- Dynamic Balance and Gross Motor Assessment / Anne Scofich and Ren?e Haldenby -- Gait Analysis / John Henley, Tim Niiler, and Freeman Miller -- New Horizons for the Evaluation of Functional Balance, Self-Motion Perception, Navigation, and Mobility / Jennifer L. Campos, Claire McSweeny, Karen A. Gordon, and Sharon L. Cushing -- Genetics and Metabolism in Pediatric Balance Disorders / Lance H. Rodan and Melissa Ramocki -- Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction / Sharon L. Cushing and Jane Lea -- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) / Sophie E. Lipson and Jacob R. Brodsky -- Vestibular Migraine and the Pediatric Migraine Variants / Henri Traboulsi, Margaretha L. Casselbrant, and Jacob R. Brodsky -- Vestibular Dysfunction in Pediatric Concussion / Jacob R. Brodsky -- Structural Lesions of the Central Nervous System / Shelly Wang and George M. Ibrahim -- Neurodegenerative Diseases / David R. Lynch, Abigail Lynch, and Kim Schadt -- Seizure Disorders / Christina Y. Go -- Pediatric Movement Disorders / Teesta Soman and Ana Marissa Lagman-Bartolome -- Ocular and Oculomotility Abnormalities in Children / Y. Arun Reginald -- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) / Stephanie A. Moody Antonio -- Vertigo, Dizziness and Mental Health / Gillian Liberman, Wanda A. Dillon, Philip Gerretsen, and Sharon L. Cushing -- Multisensory Deficits / Joan Vertes -- Vestibular Rehabilitation / Michael Karl -- Environmental Adaptations / Moira Pena, Nicole Captain, and Janet Woodhouse -- Current and Future Research and Challenges / Sharon L. Cushing and Robert C. O'Reilly

"This thoroughly updated second edition of Manual of Pediatric Balance Disorders remains a vital resource for clinicians and students specializing in pediatric vestibular and balance disorders. The text is organized for effective use in the clinic, classroom, bedside, or laboratory, and is separated into four parts: Basic Mechanisms, Clinical Evaluation, Pediatric Vestibular Disorders, and Treatment. Each chapter ends with Self-Assessment Questions to aid in reader comprehension and address important chapter topics. Manual of Pediatric Balance Disorders features contributions from 45 experts across the fields of otolaryngology, audiology, neurology, and physical therapy, and represents the distillation of years of cumulative clinical and research experience"-- Provided by publisher.