Mnires Disease [Paperback]

A disease of unknown origin - this is the challenge presented by M?ni?re's disease and taken up by top clinicians and scientists, members and coworkers of The Vestibular Disorder Research Committee organized by The Ministry of Health and Welfare, Japan. They explore the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of M?ni?re's disease to help physicians faced with treating this intractable ailment. Specialists investigating the etiology of the disease will welcome these reports which clear the picture for future research.A disease of unknown origin - this is the challenge presented by M?ni?re's disease and taken up by top clinicians and scientists, members and coworkers of The Vestibular Disorder Research Committee organized by The Ministry of Health and Welfare, Japan. They explore the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of M?ni?re's disease to help physicians faced with treating this intractable ailment. Specialists investigating the etiology of the disease will welcome these reports which clear the picture for future research.I. Introduction.- 1. Concepts and Diagnostic Criteria of M?ni?res Disease.- 2. M?ni?res Disease with Bilateral Fluctuating Hearing Loss.- II. Pathophysiology of M?ni?res Disease.- 3. The Physical Strength of the Membranous Labyrinth and Its Relation to Endolymphatic Hydrops.- 4. Blood-Flow Regulation in the Vestibulum and Inner Ear Microvasculature in Experimental Hydrops: A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study.- 5. Electrophysiological Aspects of Surgically-Induced Endolymphatic Hydrops.- 6. The Developmental Pattern of Experimental Hydrops in the Endolymphatic Space.- 7. An Animal Model: M?ni?res Disease Attack.- 8. An Experimental Study on the Mechanism of the M?ni?res Attack: The Influence of High Perilymphatic Potassium Concentration on the Vestibular System.- 9. A Pathohistological Study with Four Kinds of Stress Stimulations on Active Endolymphatic Hydrops in Guinea Pigs.- 10. The Effect of Steroids on Endolymphatic Hydrops InduclÓ3