[Cerebrospinal fluid leak due to inner ear malformations]

No Shinkei Geka. 2006 Sep;34(9):933-7.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A case of inner ear anomalies associated with recurrent meningitis found in a 66-year-old female is reported. The patient had had 2 episodes of meningitis in the previous one year period. Multidetector-row CT of the temporal bone and three-demensional fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition MRI revealed dysplasia of the bony labyrinth and enlarged fundus of the internal auditory canal (IAC). During surgical treatment, we confirmed the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage through a bony defect in the stapedial footplate. The inner ear was obliterated and contained small pieces of temporal fascia. A meningitis or CSF leakage due to inner ear malformation is extreamly rear condition for neurosurgeon. Though we always have to take it into condideration as a cause of CSF leakage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / diagnosis
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / etiology*
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / surgery
  • Ear, Inner / abnormalities*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Meningitis / etiology
  • Recurrence