title: Cystic cochleovestibular anomaly presenting with congenital deafness and recurrent bacterial meningitis in childhood.
abstract: Recurrent bacterial meningitis (RBM) in many instances is associated with identifiable anatomical defects. Presence of congenital deafness with recurrent meningitis should alert clinician for presence of middle and inner ear malformation. These defects can be demonstrated by various neuro imaging techniques and can be surgically corrected. In this case report we describe a child seen at our institute with congenital deafness and recurrent meningitis, discuss the approach to RBM and briefly describe inner ear malformation associated with the same and how to differentiate them.
authors: Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors: Girish Baburao
authors: GB
authors: Kulkarni
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Roopa
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Madhu
authors: Jitender
authors: J
authors: Saini
authors: Ravi
authors: R
authors: Yadav
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Veerendrakumar
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Nagaraja
keywords: Congenital deafness; cystic cochleovestibular anomaly; lumbar puncture; recurrent bacterial meningitis
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