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Edited by Robert W. Baloh and G. Michael Halmagyi. 687 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 1996. $135. ISBN 0-19-509006-3.

Vertigo, dizziness, and balance disorders occur in many sometimes very different diseases. More than 100 pathologic conditions can cause these disorders, so nearly all medical specialties have to deal with them.

This book describes in detail the anatomy, physiology, and physical mechanisms. The many contributing authors do not share the same opinions, but this adds to the value of the book, which makes clear that there is no consensus about many aspects of the vestibular system.

The section on clinical evaluation and the descriptions of the many diseases in which vestibular problems such as vertigo and dizziness occur provide good . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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