Weider Dudley J, Roberts David W, Phillips Joseph
Department of Otolaryngology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.
Int Tinnitus J. 2005;11(2):137-45.
We report six cases of perilymphatic fistula in patients who received ventriculoperitoneal shunts as part of their final mode of therapy. The last of our 6 patients actually received a ventriculoperitoneal shunt as her initial mode of therapy. All but one had benign intracranial hypertension. All six felt better (less disequilibrium, tinnitus, and pressure and occasional hearing improvement) after LP with removal of 15-20 ml of cerebrospinal fluid.
