Eponyms

Question 1

Tullio Phenomenon

Answer 1

Vertigo/Nystagmus in response to loud sound

Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome

Question 2

Hitselberger Sign

Answer 2

Hyperesthesia of the posterior EAC wall and concha, due to compression of CN VII
(Acoustic Schwannoma)

Question 3

Hennebert’s Sign

Answer 3

Positive pressure administered to the EAC elicits nystagmus

Perilymphatic leak

Question 4

Gradenigo Syndrome

Answer 4

Triad: Otorrhea, Retro-orbital pain, Ipsilateral Abducens palsy

Question 5

Bezold Abscess

Answer 5

Subperiosteal Mastoidn abscess extending through medial wall to SCM

Question 6

Luc’s Abscess

Answer 6

Abscess of the Zygomatic Root

Question 7

Fissure of Santorini

Answer 7

Lymphatic channels from lateral EAC to parotid

Question 8

Foramen of Huschke

Answer 8

Defect of inferior tympanic ring connecting medial EAC to deep parotid and TMJ

Question 9

Macewen’s Triangle

Answer 9

Bordered by Temporal lines, spine of henle and posterior line connecting the two, identifying the mastoid antrum

Question 10

Furstenberg Sign

Answer 10

Enlargement of nasal mass with valsalva, crying, or compression of the jugular vein. (Consistent with encephaloce that communicates with CSF)