What is it about?
Meningitis is a devastating infection. Most cases are epidemic. However In some cases infection can spread from the nasopharynx along the eustachian tube through an anomalous inner ear to the subarachnoid space. A high index of suspicion should be maintained especially if the patient has single sided deafness since early childhood. Radiological évaluation of the inner ear is a must
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Why is it important?
Early détection and intervention to seal the defect will protect the patient from recurring attacks and neurological damage
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This page is a summary of: In Patients with Unexplained Non-Epidemic Recurrent Meningitis a Direct Communication between the Subarachnoid Space and the Outside Must Be Sough, The Journal of International Advanced Otology, August 2019, AVES Publishing Co.,
DOI: 10.5152/iao.2019.4208.
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