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Thomas Brandt's masterpiece Vertigoremains mandatory reading for clinicians interested in this symptom. The basic sciences underpinning vertigo, together with the clinical diagnosis and management of all disorders characterised by this symptom, are comprehensively reported, extensively referenced, and beautifully illustrated. The book is detailed and exhaustive in its subject matter. The only area which seems to have been omitted in any depth is that of the cardiovascular causes of dizziness and vertigo.
There is a broad introduction covering the pathophysiology underpinning vestibular disorders, vertigo, dizziness, and falls; the clinical assessment of such a patient; and the management strategies, together with their rationale. Common disorders—namely, acute peripheral vestibular episodes and Menière's disease, are well covered, in addition to the rarer …