Cranio-corpography
Encyclopedia
Cranio-Corpo-Graphy is a medical investigation and measurement procedure developed in the year 1968 by German neurootologist
Claus-Frenz Claussen
. It documents and evaluates disorders of the equilibrium function measured by investigation procedures such as the Unterberger test
, Romberg's test
and the WOFEC test.
located above the patient records the patient's movements during investigation. A computer records the results and prints them into a polar coordinate system
.
In the year 1927, Russian medician Talpis proposed a method to record the deviations using a camera and a light source. In the year 1960, A. Guettich introduced the light markers on a worker's helmet; evaluation of the light trace recordings, however, was aggravated by the photographic processing taking too much time. Introduction of cranio-corpo-graphy in the year 1968 made it possible to evaluate the recordings directly after the investigation by using an instant camera. In 1993, the method was further developed to US-CCG („Ultra-Sound Cranio-Corpo-Grapy“) by replacing the light markers through ultrasound markers.
Neurotology
Neurotology or neuro-otology is a branch of clinical medicine which studies and treats neurological disorders of the ear. It is a subspecialty of otolaryngology, and is closely related to otology. Neurotologists are physicians who have specialised in otolaryngology, but who have further...
Claus-Frenz Claussen
Claus-Frenz Claussen
Claus-Frenz Claussen, is a German ENT-Medician and University teacher, author, editor, artist and inventor...
. It documents and evaluates disorders of the equilibrium function measured by investigation procedures such as the Unterberger test
Unterberger test
The Unterberger test, also Unterberger's test and Unterberger's stepping test, is a test used in otolaryngology to help assess whether a patient has a vestibular pathology...
, Romberg's test
Romberg's test
Romberg's test or the Romberg maneuver is a test used by doctors in a neurological examination, and also as a test for drunken driving. The exam is based on the premise that a person requires at least two of the three following senses to maintain balanced while standing:Proprioception ; Vestibular...
and the WOFEC test.
Method
During investigation, the patient carries a worker's helmet with two lamps fixed on it on his head; two additional lamps are fixed on the patient's shoulders. An instant cameraInstant camera
The instant camera is a type of camera that generates a developed film image. The most popular types to use self-developing film were formerly made by Polaroid Corporation....
located above the patient records the patient's movements during investigation. A computer records the results and prints them into a polar coordinate system
Polar coordinate system
In mathematics, the polar coordinate system is a two-dimensional coordinate system in which each point on a plane is determined by a distance from a fixed point and an angle from a fixed direction....
.
History
After the Unterberger test, Romberg's test, and the WOFEC test were introduced, the deviations in the patient's movements were, at first, marked with chalk on the floor of the investigation room.In the year 1927, Russian medician Talpis proposed a method to record the deviations using a camera and a light source. In the year 1960, A. Guettich introduced the light markers on a worker's helmet; evaluation of the light trace recordings, however, was aggravated by the photographic processing taking too much time. Introduction of cranio-corpo-graphy in the year 1968 made it possible to evaluate the recordings directly after the investigation by using an instant camera. In 1993, the method was further developed to US-CCG („Ultra-Sound Cranio-Corpo-Grapy“) by replacing the light markers through ultrasound markers.
Use
Cranio-corpo-graphy is a tool within neurootological treatment and is used as an investigation procedure in working places with danger of falling hazards under the guidance of the German Accident Prevention Act G41 „Arbeiten mit Absturzgefahr“.Weblinks
Literature
- Online literature list of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
- Claus-Frenz Claussen, J.V. DeSa: “Clinical Study of Human Equilibrium by Electronystagmography and Allied Tests.”, Popular Prakashan Bombay, Indien 1978
- Claus-Frenz Claussen, Burkard Franz: Contemporary and Practical Neurootology, Neurootologisches Forschungsinstitut der 4-G-Forschung e. V., Bad Kissingen 2006, ISBN 3-00-016398-0