Antonio Cesarani Ordre des livres

Sistema vestibolare e riabilitazione: l 'accostamento non A] nuovo. In questo volume perA si affronta molto piA la riabilitazione del paziente con disturbi vestibolari che non la riabilitazione del vestibolo. Accanto a informazioni di base riguardo alla neurofisiologia e alla diagnosi vestibolare, il volume comprende anche una estesa sezione, di taglio pratico e ricca di iconografia, dedicata al trattamento riabilitativo. L'orginalitA del libro sta proprio nell'approccio pesonalizzato al paziente e nella visione unitaria delle varie discipline che si occupano dell'equilibrio e dei pazienti con vertigine (neuroscienze, psicologia, otorinolaringologia, medicina riabilitativa). L'interdisciplinarietA del volume, lo renderA pertanto un utile strumento di studio e di lavoro per tutti gli operatori impegnati in questo campo.

This volume opens a new frontier for clinical specialists dealing with vertigo sufferers. As our populations are constantly growing older, we have to deal more and more with degenerative neurosensorial disor ders of elderly persons not only from the investigative, but also from the innovative therapeutic point of view. This book's theme of vertigo and dizziness rehabilitation has been chosen in the sense of applied neurootometry and conservative neu roototherapy. The authors describe a new way of utilizing objective and quantitative neurosensorial equilibrium function measurements for special reprogramming and retraining purposes. In the field of diagnosis they place functional investigation of the equilibrium sys tem alongside the other classical techniques which mostly work through inspection and imaging. Consequently, the MCS method of treatment (mechanics, cybernetics, synergetics) has to take into ac count the basic knowledge on information transfer from the inner ear hair cells to the central nervous system in the regulating centers of the brainstem.

This book is based on the proceedings and discussions of a closed workshop held in Santa Margherita Ligure in January 1995. It was an original scientific experience: no public was admitted. For three days the main contributors of this book remained closed in a wonderful ho tel. In the same hotel Guglielmo Marconi, in the 30s, performed his first experiments with radio waves. The hotel was therefore an ideal place, al though the problems we discussed were not so „revolutionary“ like Marco ni's experiments. In these days round tables, superrescricted meetings on specific topics and presentation of selected papers, only for very few persons, were per formed. We discussed about definition, ethiopathogenesis, physiopathology, clinical and instrumental evaluations, medico-legal and therapeutic aspects of whiplash injuries. All the attendants tried to report and discuss personal experiences and ideas in order to compare them. All the discussions were especially aimed to prepare the chapters you will read in this book. We returned to our homes very tired, but very rich in our minds. We really hope that after reading this book you will be as tired as rich. We are very grateful to Pharmacia, who supported the closed workshop and the preparation of this publication.