Part 1 The Nystagmus signal - a key for the analysis of equilibrium disorders: important information from the polygraphic electronystagmogram for the modern neurootological diagnostics, C.-F. Claussen and E. Claussen a novel algorithm for EOG analysis, C.W. Hart and T.C. Hain three dimensional analysis of eye movements induced by neck vibration, Y. Ohyama and T. Yagi vestibular function tests in 526 patients of long standing sensorineural deafness, J.N. Gurtu and A. Biswas nystagmus signs of the vascular origined lateral pontine syndrome, S. Spellenberg distinction between vertigo of peripheral and central origin based on the features of the recorded nystagmus, A. Skevas and D. Anastasopoulos inner ear lesions and optokinetic after-nystagmus, S. Takemori optokinetic afternystagmus (OKAN) - classification, sexual difference and age in normal subjects, A. Arai and K. Tokumasu comparison between Frenzel-glasses, infra-red CCD-camera and ENG in nystagmus-detection rate, E. sakata et al subjective vertical and body sway, K. Taguchi et al. Part 2 Recent developments in modern neurootological therapy: the combined neurootological pharmacotherapy in old age vertigo, E. Claussen and C.-F. Claussen special neurootological considerations in acoustic neurinoma surgery, C.T. Haid et al treatment of vascular vertigo with defibrotide, B. Fattori et al tinnitus and otalogy caused by myoathropathy, J. Ramming and M. Ramming the vestibular electrical stimulation (VES), A. Cesarani et al. Part 3 Sports medicine: balance ability of elderly trained and untrained persons, D. Bohmer and P. Kreyssel neurootological aspects of the late whiplash injury syndrome, C.-F. Claussen and E. Claussen. Part 4 Space medicine: the effect of hypoxia on the diagonal optokinetic nystagmus, E. Nagy et al general and specific adaptation mechanisms under combined extreme effects - significance for space biology and space medicine, T. Sachanska et al. Part 5 Others: MRI for unveiling macrovascular otoneurological disturbances, L.M. Odkvist and K.-A. Thuomas quantification of adaptation in postural control, M. Magnusson et al cranio-corpo-graphy in schizophrenic patients, S. Haranalov et al vestibulocollic reflexes mediated by spinal interneurons, Y. Sugiuchi et al disorders of the taste analyzer and blood pressure, M. Novotny et al evoked responses to odorous stimulation, M. Wada.