[Endocranial complications of chronic otitis in adults]

47 patients with intracranial abscess were admitted in the neurosurgical department of Professor Fohanno Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, between 1973 and 1989. Most often central abscesses were found. In 9 cases, the ear was the primary septic focus: 3 chronic otitis with cholesteatoma, 6 chronic otitis without cholesteatoma. In most cases, treatment included: Immediate drainage, Delayed surgery for the primary focus.