Vertigo and dizziness are among the most frequent symptoms with a life-time prevalence of about 30 per cent. This title focuses on clinically relevant issues in terms of diagnosis, laboratory examinations and treatment. It includes advanced information on the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral vestibular.

How to Take Patient History in Vertigo and Dizziness; How to Examine the Patient, IE the Peripheral and Central Vestibular System as Well as the Ocular Motor System, and Stance and Gait; Which Laboratory Examinations are Really Necessary? This Includes a Description of These Methods, EG, Video-Oculography, Posturography, Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials How to Diagnose Peripheral Vertigo; How to Differentiate Between Central and Peripheral Vertigo; How to Treat Patients with Peripheral Vertigo and Dizziness; Detailed Description of the Most Frequent Forms of Peripheral Vertigo: Bilateral Vestibulopathy, Vestibular Neuritis, Benign Paroxysmal Positioning Nystagmus, Meniere's Disease, Vestibular Paroxysmia, Perilymph Fistula, Rare Forms of Peripheral Vertigo. All Types are Described in a Standardized and Structured Way.