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By Joseph J. Fischer. Price, $6.00. Pp. 206, with 30 illustrations. Crune& Stratton, Inc., 381 Fourth Ave., New York 16, 1956.

AMA Arch Otolaryngol. 1957;65(3):314.

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Dr. Fischer has concisely reviewed the voluminous literature on the labyrinth and has added to this his own experience and thinking to produce a valuable text to all those interested in the subject of the labyrinth.

Careful attention has been given to consider the subject from theoretical and hypothetical considerations, on the one hand, and more immediate clinical applications, on the other. Wherever possible, the discussion has been separated according to this pattern. In this way neither approach has been neglected, while at the same time cumbersome argument, which might detract from the clarity of the discussion, has been avoided.

Each of the currently described techniques of neuro-otologic evaluation is fully presented. Their relative value is discussed from both the view points of others and of Dr. Fischer. This provides an excellent critique of these methods.

The poignant discussion of neurologic concepts is an aid to the otologist seeking a . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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