Otogenic inflammatory intracranial complications - pathogenesis, current perspective on diagnosis and treatment

Abstract

In these three case reports is demonstrated today's perspective on the diagnosis and treatment of intracranial complications arising during an acute or chronic otitis media. These are serious diseases, that require the accurate diagnosis and rapid deployment of appropriate therapy.

The basic role in the diagnosis of otogenic inflammatory intracranial complications plays the imaging , especially computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).The treatment of otogenic intracranial complications is based on the use of antibiotics and surgical rehabilitation of the temporal bone inflammation.

Keywords

• cerebral and cerebellar abscesses
• mastoiditis
• meningitis
• intracranial complications
• otitis media
• thrombophlebitis and thrombosis of the sigmoid sinus
• CT, MRI