title: The vestibular & balance center: tools for diagnosing the dizzy patient.
abstract: Without access to adequate diagnostic facilities, management of vestibular and balance disorders can be a frustrating process for both clinicians and patients. Expert clinical staff and state-of-the-art tools for the evaluation of balance disorders and dizziness are available within the vestibular and balance center. These centers can provide referring physicians and their patients with access to diagnostic expertise and facilities not practical within a general practice environment. Providing detailed evaluative reports, balance centers can help the referring physician define directions for surgical and medical treatment and assist in the management and rehabilitative treatment of acute and chronic dizziness and balance dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville 22906-0008, USA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Spindel
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004244:Dizziness / Q000209:etiology*; D004584:Electronystagmography; D005133:Eye Movements; D005260:Female; D019416:Head Movements; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012027:Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000503:physiopathology*