| Autor: |
LEMPERT, JULIUS, MELTZER, PHILIP E., WEVER, ERNEST GLEN, LAWRENCE, MERLE, RAMBO, J. H. T. |
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Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery; February 1952, Vol. 55 Issue: 2 p134-145, 12p |
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THE COMMONLY accepted view about the cochlear aqueduct is that it provides an open connection between the perilymphatic space of the cochlea and the subarachnoid space of the brain. It is often said also that perilymph is simply cerebrospinal fluid. Yet there is clinical evidence that is difficult to reconcile with such views. It has long been known that in persons suffering from cerebrospinal meningitis the inner ear only rarely becomes involved and most often such persons pass through the terminal stages of this disease and finally succumb without giving any sign of auditory impairment. A postmortem examination then will show that the cerebrospinal fluid is teeming with pus cells, yet the perilymph is entirely free of them. It is puzzling how such a limitation of the infection can exist if there is an open communication of fluid along the cochlear aqueduct. This consideration has led us to examine further |
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