by Giuseppe Fatiga – 2021

This book is a scientifically rigorous disquisition into all the theoretical and practical aspects of treating anxiety disorders with acupuncture, following the guidelines of evidence-based medicine. Moving backwards and forwards between East and West, in a true play of mirrors, neuroscience and Traditional Chinese Medicine reflect and study each other. The result may seen surprising. New and old retain all their fascination but each brings something new to the other. If we place all the small pieces in the right order, what slowly emerges is a splendid mosaic, an overarching view that cannot be swayed under this or that discovery, and will always have the true ring of authenticity. It is the Whole that contains the Particular.

Giuseppe Fatiga graduated with honours from the University of Turin in 2000, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, starting and continuing to practice acupuncture and auriculotherapy. He obtained his diploma in General Medicine in 2003, qualified as an ultrasound technician at the SIUMB School in 2011 and gained his Diploma in Acupuncture from the CSTNF School of Turin in 2016. The same year, he discovered two new auricular points that work effectively on chronic low back pain, the “LBP points”. He also works as a ultrasonographer and a general practitioner in Turin. He has written “Curare l’ansia con l’agopuntura” and “L’agopuntura e l’auricoloterapia nelle patologie dei tendini”, both published in Italian by NOI Edizioni, in 2017 and 2020 respectively.

CONTENTS

The Neurophysiology Of Anxiety
Evidence Of The Effectiveness Of Acupuncture In The Treatment Of Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety In Traditional Chinese Medicine
Psychic Entities
Zangfu In Anxiety Disorders
Acupoint Categories In Tcm
Acupoints: Clinical Indications
Syndromic Presentations
Acupuncture In Clinical Practice
Integrating Acupuncture And Neuroscience
Auricular Acupuncture

L’oggetto del libro è legato a come evitare di “creare” patologie inesistenti in neuroradiologia.
Gli errori oggetto della trattazione sono stati suddivisi nei seguenti gruppi:
• errori tecnici;
• errori che, pur in presenza di un esame tecnicamente corretto, sono dovuti alla presenza di un’immagine artefattuale;
• errori dovuti al fatto che il normale venga scambiato per patologico;
• più frequenti sono gli errori dovuti al fatto che il patologico venga scambiato per normale o che una patologia venga scambiata per un’altra.

Gli autori:
Eleonora D’Ercoli: Dirigente Medico Radiodiagnostica presso Ospedale Mazzoni Ascoli Piceno.
Mirko Giannoni: Dirigente Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona.
Gabriele Polonara: Direttore di Unità Operativa Complessa Clinica di Neuroradiologia e Professore Universitario di ruolo, fascia degli associati, settore scientifico-disciplinare MED/37 “Neuroradiologia”.
Diego Salera