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Occipital meningocele and Mondini deformity of the cochlea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

O. D. Smith ,
A. M. Neumann  and
K. S. Sirimanna
O. D. Smith
Affiliation:
Departments of Audiology and ENT Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK.
A. M. Neumann
Affiliation:
Departments of Audiology and ENT Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK.
K. S. Sirimanna
Affiliation:
Departments of Audiology and ENT Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London, UK.
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Abstract

We present two cases of a previously unreported association between occipital meningocele and Mondini deformity of the cochlea. The probability of the association is supported by the intimate relationship between the development of these structures; the existence of dysembryoplastic factors that can cause both abnormalities; and the universal existence of cochlear abnormalities in anencephalic foetuses. The importance of considering the association is emphasized, in terms of early identification and referral of children with hearing loss, and avoidance of duplication of investigations.

Keywords

MeningoceleCochleaDeafnessTomographyX-RAY computedMagnetic Resonance Imaging
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 1 , January 2001 , pp. 71 - 73
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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