[BIC-announce] Seminar in Biomedical Engineering - Wednesday Feb 6th - 1 pm - Room 333

[Christophe Grova]

Dear all,

Our next Biomedical Engineering Dpt seminar  is TODAY

Wednesday - February 6th,  at 1 pm

Location: Room  333 Lyman Duff Building (Biomedical Engineering Dpt, 3775  University Street).

Speaker: Dr. A. Katsarkas, M.D., M.Sc., FRCS(C), Director, Dizziness Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Professor, Dept. of Otolaryngology, McGill University


Title :  Doctor, I am dizzy !

Abstract:


          The human brain cannot receive information from and about the environment except through the senses. The senses are not five but six, the sixth being the vestibular function in the inner ear. For appropriate orientation, normal sensory signals have to reach the brain and these signals have to be normally processed by the brain. If either process fails, abnormal sensations may be induced. One of them is dizziness.
          Thus dizziness is a sensation of disorientation. In a special type of dizziness, there is a sensation of spinning around. This dizziness is called vertigo. In our technological world, a diagnosis, in case of dizziness, is not sufficient. The equally important question is whether the sufferer can return to work, which may require completely normal orientation and balance (e.g. pilots, construction workers, etc.).
          To assist in the diagnosis, a Dizziness Clinic has been created at the Royal Victoria Hospital where more than 25,000 dizzy patients have up to now been evaluated. To determine the degree of dysfunction in dizzy patients, suffering from vestibular dysfunction, biomedical engineering came in assistance. To this effect, over the years with Professor Mimi Galiana, Ms. Heather Smith and a number of graduate students, we attempt to define the degree of dysfunction in cases of loss of vestibular function. The mathematical model of the function has been created and a number of biomedical notions have been introduced in the medical practice concerning this area of pathology. This helps in the diagnosis and the definition of the degree of disability.
          This presentation will be an overview of this work with emphasis on the clinical aspect.

A list of upcoming seminars can be found at : http://www.mcgill.ca/bme/news/seminars

See you there


Christophe Grova


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Christophe Grova, PhD
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering Dpt
Neurology and Neurosurgery Dpt

Montreal Neurological Institute
Centre de Recherches Mathématiques

Biomedical Engineering Department - Room 304
McGill University
3775 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3A 2B4
email : christophe.grova at mcgill.ca
tel : (514) 398 2516
fax : (514) 398 7461

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