five physician scientists and the quest for a cure Baloh, Robert W. (Robert William) 1942- creator author. text bibliography Print books. enk 2017 2017 monographic eng

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xiii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Ménière recognizes that vertigo can originate from the inner ear -- Ménière, a man of many interests -- Breuer discovers how the balance portion of the inner ear works -- Breuer, the Renaissance man -- Breuer's experiments on the semicircular canals and otolith organs -- Breuer's contributions to psychiatry and philosophy -- Politzer's otology clinic and the discovery of the caloric test -- Bárány's formative years and the conflict in Politzer's clinic -- The war years and Bárány's decision to leave Vienna -- Bárány's test battery and the first description of BPPV -- Bárány's life in Uppsala and his work with Lorente de Nó -- Hallpike and the pathology of Ménière's disease -- Hallpike's formative years -- Hallpike's caloric test -- Hallpike defines the syndrome of BPPV -- Schuknecht and his breakthrough on BPPV -- Schuknecht's temporal bone bank in Boston -- Schuknecht's crusade against myths in otology -- Semont and Epley maneuvers -- Evolution of treatment maneuvers for BPPV -- Summary and future directions. Robert W. Baloh, MD, Professor of Neurology and Neck Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Director of Neurotology Clinic and Laboratory, Ronald Regan Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Includes bibliographical references and index. Vertigo history Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo therapy Physicians RB150.V4 B35 2017 9780190600129 (alk. paper) 2016021216 DNLM/DLC 160505 20170301084614.0 19086565 eng