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Association Between Prednisone and Delayed Facial Nerve Palsy After Acoustic Neuroma Resection. [PDF]

Laryngoscope
Discharge with an oral prednisone taper was not associated with a reduced incidence of delayed facial nerve palsy following acoustic neuroma resection, even after rigorous adjustment for confounding using inverse probability weighting. The findings do not support routine prophylactic corticosteroid use for this indication.
Iqbal S, Illahi S, Genel O, Suresh K, Schwartz MS, Friedman RA.   +5 more
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Gamma Knife treatment planning using knowledge-based reinforcement learning. [PDF]

Med Phys
Abstract Background Inverse planning is often used for Gamma Knife radiosurgery, allowing clinicians to mathematically specify desired clinical objectives and dose limits. The objectives are controlled by weights that are manually tuned to find the desired trade‐off, which varies from case to case.
Huynh C, Ahlgren B, Zhang B, Fay D, Nordström H, Ruschin M.   +5 more
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Understanding the Symptom Burden of Complex Skull Base Tumors From the Patient's Perspective. [PDF]

Head Neck
ABSTRACT Background Symptom burden of skull base tumor (SBT) patients, especially those undergoing multimodality treatment, is poorly understood. We aim to understand symptom burden in this patient group using the core module the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI).
Su SY, Sewastjanow-Silva M, Phan J, Nader ME, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Gidley PW, Hanna EY, Williams LA.   +8 more
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Summary and consensus in 7th International Conference on acoustic neuroma: An update for the management of sporadic acoustic neuromas

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 2016
Sporadic vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma) is a benign tumor arising from cochleovestibular nerve. Nowadays, various specialties and medical centers are treating this disease, and the multidisciplinary collaboration is the trend.
Hao Wu, Liwei Zhang, Dongyi Han, Ying Mao, Jun Yang, Zhaoyan Wang, Wang Jia, Ping Zhong, Huan Jia   +8 more
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The Strategy of Facial Nerve Preservation in Acoustic Neuroma Surgery via Suboccipital Retrosigmoid Approach

Xiehe Yixue Zazhi, 2021
Acoustic neuroma is a common intracranial tumor, with a prevalence of 80-90% in the lesions of cerebellopontine angle. Microsurgical removal remains its main therapy, and the retrosigmoid approach continues to be the most widely employed strategy for the
XU Zhiqin
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Radiation Therapy in Acoustic Neuroma [PDF]

, 2017
Neuromas or schwannomas of the eighth cranial nerve are benign slow-growing Schwann cell-derived tumors, called acoustic neuromas, or vestibular schwannomas. The incidence is approximately less than 1 per 100,000 persons/ year.
Elisabetta Zanoletti, Letizia Deantonio, Marco Krengli   +2 more
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The Long-Term Impact of Facial Palsy on the Quality of Life of Vestibular Schwannoma Patients. [PDF]

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Abstract Objective To compare long‐term quality of life (QoL) of vestibular schwannoma (VS) patients with and without facial palsy. Study design Longitudinal cohort study. Setting Tertiary referral centre. Methods To assess QoL, VS patients completed the Penn Acoustic Quality of Life (PANQOL) questionnaire twice: at baseline and 6 years later.
van Vollenhoven WMA, Neve OM, Malessy MJA, Koot RW, Wever CC, Jansen JC, Hensen EF.   +6 more
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Tinnitus, Aural Fullness, and Hearing Loss in a Patient with Acoustic Neuroma and Pituitary Macroadenoma

Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Hearing and Balance Medicine, 2023
We report the case of a 51-year-old woman with multiple otologic and vestibular symptoms. She presented with two different types of tinnitus in her right ear, vertigo, and fluctuating aural symptoms in the left ear. She also complained of disequilibrium;
Mirko Aldè, Lorenzo Pignataro, Diego Zanetti   +2 more
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Penatalaksanaan Anestesi pada Pembedahan Akustik Neuroma dengan Monitoring Saraf Kranialis

Jurnal Neuroanestesi Indonesia, 2016
Tumor di daerah Cerebello pontine Angle (CPA) mencakup kurang lebih 10% dari seluruh angka kejadian tumor primer intrakranial pada orang dewasa. Sebagian besar kasus tumor CPA (80–90%) adalah akustik neuroma dan sisanya berupa meningioma, epidermoid ...
Sandhi Christanto, I Putu Pramana Suarjaya, Sri Rahardjo   +2 more
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Wissenstransfer in medizinischen Internetforen. Am Beispiel des Akustikusneurinoms [PDF]

Acta Facultatis Philosophicae Universitatis Ostraviensis. Studia Germanistica, 2021
More and more patients are seeking advice on medical internet forums, which give them the chance to communicate easily with other laypeople as well as with doctors.
Elisabetta Longhi
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