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H. B. PERLMAN, M.D.; J. R. LINDSAY, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1939;29(1):12-23.

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The pathologic picture of meningitis, particularly in its relation to that of the temporal bone, is a matter of particular concern to the otologist, since in a large percentage of cases meningitis develops from otitic infection. Some of the main questions which arise in an investigation of the subject are (1) by what various pathways and methods infection may extend from the temporal bone to the meninges and intracranial structures and (2) what relation labyrinthine infection bears both to suppuration in the middle ear spaces and to infection within the subarachnoid space. Information regarding the latter point, namely, the relation of labyrinthitis to infection of the subarachnoid space, may be obtained from a study of cases in which an early stage of extension to the labyrinth from the meninges is exhibited. Observation of such cases and of cases of subarachnoid hemorrhage and intracranial tumor affords information regarding the anatomic and . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, University of Chicago.

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