A 1-year-old Maine coon cat was presented with acute onset of central vestibular syndrome and recurrent generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Computed tomographic imaging of the head revealed a left-sided intracranial lesion consistent with an abscess, associated with bilateral otitis media/interna, with more severe involvement of the left tympanic bulla....
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Discussion
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No actionable change for human audiology practice; this is a veterinary case report with no direct clinical implications for audiologists or hearing specialists.
Veterinary cases of central vestibular syndrome with concurrent otitis interna can provide comparative anatomy insights, but have negligible translational relevance to human audiology practice.
- 01A Maine Coon cat presented with central vestibular syndrome caused by intracranial abscess and otitis interna (inner-ear infection).
- 02Treated successfully with temporal burr-hole craniotomy (brain drainage surgery) and ventral bulla osteotomy (ear surgery).
- 03Case report format — single subject, veterinary species.
- 04Highlights the diagnostic complexity of vestibular signs in cats.
- 05No translatable findings for human hearing care practitioners.
Combined temporal burr-hole craniotomy and ventral bulla osteotomy successfully treated intracranial abscess with concurrent otitis interna in a cat.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42544215
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 1
- Population
- Single Maine Coon cat with intracranial abscess and otitis interna
- Intervention
- Temporal burr-hole craniotomy and ventral bulla osteotomy
Primary outcomes
Resolution of intracranial abscess; Resolution of otitis interna; Neurological recovery