title: The common cavity deformity of the ear. A precursor of meningitis but now being implanted.
abstract: The first succinct description of otogenic meningitis related to the common cavity deformity of the inner ear was made from a post mortem study of 150 years ago. Since then there has been much confusion with less severe malformations of the cochlea, but these patients can now be treated by cochlear implant. It is therefore necessary that an accurate appraisal of the state of the cochlea is made beforehand by computed tomography and by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
authors.affiliation: Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Phelps
mesh_terms: D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003051:Cochlea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D003638:Deafness / Q000235:genetics; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D012730:Sex Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed