Pages: 256,
Specialty: Otolaryngology,
Publisher: Thieme,
Publication Year: 2009,
Cover: Hardback,
Dimensions: 218.44x284.48x15.24mm
The second edition of Neurologic Disorders of the Larynx is a comprehensive reference assembling the clinical knowledge of a multidisciplinary team of experts in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of laryngeal dysfunction. Divided into three main sections, the book opens with a review of basic physiologic concepts, covering relevant anatomy, neural innervation, and electrophysiology. It then provides practical discussion of examination and diagnostic techniques, including the use of electromyography, acoustic assessment, and FEEST. Chapters in the final section of the book address a range of clinical disorders, providing detailed descriptions of the underlying pathophysiology as well as the medical, surgical, and therapeutic treatments available.
Highlights of the second edition:
New chapters cover laryngeal dysfunction in sleep; FEES
and FEEST testing; evaluation of paresis and paralysis; vocal fold augmentation,
medialization, arytenoids adduction and re-innervation; and management of
swallowing disorders and aspiration
Comprehensive presentation of different management
techniques enables clinicians to select the strategy that works best for each
particular situation
Current information on movement disorders includes
descriptions of their manifestations in the larynx and appropriate speech
therapy
Nearly 100 drawings and photographs demonstrate key
conceptsThis book is an indispensable single-volume resource for clinicians and
residents involved in caring for patients with laryngeal disorders, including
otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, and neurologists. It is also an ideal
reference for speech pathologists, rehabilitation specialists, and speech scientists.show more
