Otitic hydrocephalus: case report and literature review.
Otitic hydrocephalus is characterized by elevated intracranial pressure without focal neurologic abnormalities. The pathogenesis of otitic hydrocephalus remains unclear, but it usually occurs secondary to lateral sinus thrombosis. With the advent of new antibiotics, there has been a spectacular decrease in the complications of otitis media. Otogenic intracranial hypertension, always an uncommon condition, is seen only very rarely nowadays. Here we present a case of otitic hydrocephalus and discuss about its pathophysiology, clinical findings, and treatment.
Sadoghi
Mahmood
M
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Research Centre, Amiralam Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. sadoghim@sina.tums.ac.ir <sadoghim@sina.tums.ac.ir>
Dabirmoghaddam
Payman
P
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018424:Cholesteatoma, Middle Ear / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020227:Lateral Sinus Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents