ABSTRACT
A retrospective study to assess the clinical presentation, role of C. T. scan in diagnosis and a multidisciplinary approach to treat the otogenic intracranial complications was carried out. Twenty patients with otogenic intracranial complications were admitted in a period of 2.5 years. Eighteen out of 20 patients developed complications after chronic middle ear infection with cholesteatoma. Most patients presented at an advanced stage of the disease. C. T. scan was invaluable in early diagnosis. Aggressive broad spectrum antibiotics therapy was done. Early neurosurgical intervention with burhole in 8 patient and craniotomies in 3 patient were followed by ear surgery [open cavity type] in 16 patients. An overall, 15% mortality rate was noted