Ménière’s Disease

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XV

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Concepts and Diagnostic Criteria of Ménière’s Disease

      • Masaaki Kitahara

      Pages 3-12

   3. Ménière’s Disease with Bilateral Fluctuant Hearing Loss

      • Masaaki Kitahara, Hiroya Kitano, Mikio Suzuki

      Pages 13-19

3. Pathophysiology of Ménière’s Disease

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21

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   2. The Physical Strength of the Membranous Labyrinth and Its Relation to Endolymphatic Hydrops

      • Tetsuo Ishii, Nobukazu Yamamoto, Terufumi Machida

      Pages 23-33

   3. Blood-Flow Regulation in the Vestibulum and Inner Ear Microvasculature in Experimental Hydrops: A Scanning Electron Microscopic Study

      • Yoshiaki Nakai, Haruhiko Masutani, Masahiko Sugita, Makoto Moriguchi, Kazuhiro Matsunaga

      Pages 35-43

   4. Electrophysiological Aspects of Surgically-Induced Endolymphatic Hydrops

      • Jun Kusakari, Zenya Ito, Norihide Nishikawa, Minoru Takeyama, Yasuo Furuhashi, Akira Hara et al.

      Pages 45-56

   5. The Developmental Pattern of Experimental Hydrops in the Endolymphatic Space

      • Yoshiro Yazawa

      Pages 57-63

   6. An Animal Model: Ménière’s Disease Attack

      • Kaoru Uchida, Masaaki Kitahara

      Pages 65-71

   7. An Experimental Study on the Mechanism of the Ménière’s Attack: The Influence of High Perilymphatic Potassium Concentration on the Vestibular System

      • Jiro Hozawa, Keiji Fukuoka, Keiichi Ikeno, Eiji Fukushi, Koji Hozawa

      Pages 73-79

   8. A Pathohistological Study with Four Kinds of Stress Stimulations on Active Endolymphatic Hydrops in Guinea Pigs

      • Katsuya Akioka, Yoshiyuki Kitaoku, Osamu Tanaka, Takashi Matsunaga

      Pages 81-86

   9. The Effect of Steroids on Endolymphatic Hydrops Induced by an Immunological Technique

      • Yoshiro Yazawa, Masaaki Kitahara, Kaoru Uchida, Izumi Sawada

      Pages 87-91

   10. A Pathoanatomical Study of the Endolymphatic Sac in Ménière’s Disease

       • Yoshiro Yazawa, Masaaki Kitahara

       Pages 93-100

   11. Labyrinthine Anomaly and Endolymphatic Hydrops

       • Haruo Saito, Taizo Takeda, Seiji Kishimoto, Mutsuhiro Furuta

       Pages 101-105

   12. An Anatomical Study on Cadavers with a History of Dizziness: Temporal Bone and Some Arteries, Nerve Roots, and Nuclei Related to the Internal Ear

       • Osamu Tanaka, Haruo Shinohara, Hiroki Otani

       Pages 107-112

4. Symptomatology and Diagnosis of Ménière’s Disease

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113

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   2. A Statistical Study on Patients with Ménière’s Disease Visiting Our Clinic During the Past 10 Years

      • Yoshiro Wada, Isao Koh, Katsuya Akioka, Nobuya Fujita, Takashi Matsunaga, Hisami Iwasaki

      Pages 115-120

   3. Prediction of Prognosis for Hearing in Ménière’s Disease

      • Kanemasa Mizukoshi, Shin Aso, Yukio Watanabe

      Pages 121-124

   4. A Clinical Study of the Diagnosis of the Endolymphatic Hydrops Aspect of Ménière’s Disease

      • Katsuya Akioka, Nobuya Fujita, Yoshiyuki Kitaoku, Takashi Matsunaga

      Pages 125-132

A disease of unknown origin - this is the challenge presented by Ménière'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 Ménière'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.

• Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde
• Meniersche Krankheit
• ear
• hearing
• physiology

• The Vestibular Disorder Research Committee, Japan

  Masaaki Kitahara

• Department of Otolaryngology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta, Otsu, Japan

  Masaaki Kitahara

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