Abstract
The widespread use of antimicrobial agents has made intracranial otogenic complications increasing infrequent, but they still occur even following non-cholesteatomatous ears, such as adhesive otitis media, chronicsuppurative otitis media and acute otitis media. The classic clinical pictures are often modified by previousantibiotic treatment making diagnosis and management difficult. We present three such cases of otogeniccomplications, i.e. brain abscess, petrous apicitis and lateral sinus thrombosis, which were diagnosed definitivelywith a combination of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The general treatment ofintracranial complications is also outlined.
