Prognosis

The prognosis for otitis media or interna is good if the disease is identified early and treated aggressively. The neurologic deficits—Horner’s syndrome, facial paresis, head tilt, and hearing loss—may improve in time. However, it is not unusual for the animal to have permanent mild deficits.

Suggested Readings

deLahunta A: Veterinary neuroanatomy and clinical neurology, Philadelphia, 1983, Saunders.

O’Brien DP: Circling. In August JR, ed: Consultations in feline internal medicine, Philadelphia, 1994, Saunders.

O’Brien DP: Comparative neurology, Columbia, MO, 2003, University of Missouri, www.cvm.missouri.edu/academic/neurology/VM604/.

Oliver JE, Lorenz MD, Kornegay JN: Handbook of veterinary neurology, Philadelphia, 1997, Saunders.