title: Intracranial complications of otitis media: In retrospect.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluating intracranial complications of otitis media.
  
  
  METHODS
  An Evaluative study of 106 cases of intracranial complications secondary to otitis media.
  
  
  METHODS
  Diagnosis is based on history, clinical exam (general, systemic and ENT), investigations hemogram, X-ray mastoid CT scan brain and mastoid.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical management:IV Higher Antibiotics.Surgery for complicating pathology:Pus (in Abscesses)-bram canula aspiration.Lateral sinus thrombosis (thrombus removal),Otitic hydrocephalus (epidural catheterization).Primary disease eradication:Exploration of mastoid.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fully recovered patients without residual neurodeficit (85%), Morbidity (6%) CSF otorrhoea secondary to otitic hydrocephalus (9%) Mortality: preoperative (3%) and postoperative (6%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Otological approaches for management of cases of intracranial complications of otitis media are equally comparable with results by neurosurgical approaches of management. Therefore, holding promise if applied in the rural and peripheral parts of India with limited resources even with absence of the expertise of Neurosurgical Department.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, V.M.M.C., Solapru, India.
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Modak
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Chavan
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Borade
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Kotnis
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
keywords: Lateral sinus thrombosis; Otitis media; intracramial complications; otitic hydrocephalus