Neuroma
Neuromas can be painful, or sometimes, as in the case of acoustic neuromas, can give rise to other symptoms. Acoustic neuroma ... "Acoustic Neuroma". NHS Choices. Retrieved 30 August 2013. "Acoustic neuroma". PubMed Health. A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia. NLM ... A neuroma (/njʊəˈroʊmə/; plural: neuromata or neuromas) is a growth or tumor of nerve tissue. Neuromas tend to be benign (i.e. ... Synonyms include scar neuroma, amputation neuroma, or pseudoneuroma. Morton's neuroma (a mononeuropathy of the foot) is another ...
Translabyrinthine approach
especially acoustic neuroma. In this approach, the semicircular canals and vestibule, including the utricle and the saccule of ... Prior to the translabyrinthine approach, in the early 1960s acoustic neuromas were treated utilizing a suboccipital approach ... developed the first middle cranial fossa and then the translabyrinthine approach for the removal of acoustic neuroma. This ...
Brain tumor
Acoustic neuromas are non-cancerous tumors. They can be treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or observation. Early ... "Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma)". hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved 19 July 2019. "UpToDate". uptodate.com. Retrieved 19 ...
Neurofibromatosis type II
The so-called acoustic neuroma of NF2 is in fact a schwannoma of the nervus vestibularis, or vestibular schwannoma. The ... NF2 can be diagnosed due to the presence of a bilateral vestibular schwannoma, or an acoustic neuroma, which causes a hearing ... There are several different surgical techniques for the removal of acoustic neuroma. The choice of approach is determined by ... Another set of diagnostic criteria is the following:[citation needed] Detection of bilateral acoustic neuroma by imaging- ...
N. H. Wadia
Atypical Features in acoustic neuroma. Venous signs in Cerebral Angioma. Indian Academy of Neurology has set up an oration in ...
Allie Kiick
In 2021, she was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma. Kiick's parents are mother Mary, a former professional softball player, and ... the 26-year-old American was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma". Italy24 News Sports. 2021-08-13. Archived from the original on ...
Auditory brainstem response
The article suggests that the Stacked ABR could make it possible to identify small acoustic neuromas missed by traditional ABRs ... Prout, T (2007). "Asymmetrical low frequency hearing loss and acoustic neuroma". Audiologyonline. Don M, Masuda A, Nelson R, ... One use of the traditional ABR is site-of-lesion testing and it has been shown to be sensitive to large acoustic tumors. ... Both use acoustic stimuli delivered through inserts (preferably). Both can be used to estimate threshold for patients who ...
Juanita Terblanche
In April 2010, Terblanche was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma. She subsequently had the first of three corrective surgeries on ...
Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring
ABR (a.k.a. BSEP, BSER, BAEP, etc.) is used for monitoring of the acoustic nerve during acoustic neuroma and brainstem tumor ... ENT procedures such as acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) resection, parotidectomy; and nerve surgery. Motor evoked ...
Cerebellopontine angle syndrome
... the cause of acoustic neuromas is unknown. The only statistically significant risk factor for developing an acoustic neuroma is ... Because acoustic neuromas, meningiomas and most other CPA tumors are benign, slow growing or non-growing, and non-invasive, ... The objective of irradiation is to halt the growth of the acoustic neuroma tumour, it does not excise it from the body, as the ... The Acoustic Neuroma Association recommends that cell phone users use a hands-free device. Meningiomas are significantly more ...
Tinnitus
Other causes include ear infections, disease of the heart or blood vessels, Ménière's disease, brain tumors, acoustic neuromas ... Treatable conditions may include middle ear infection, acoustic neuroma, concussion, and otosclerosis. Evaluation of tinnitus ... Acoustic qualification of tinnitus includes measurement of several acoustic parameters like frequency in cases of monotone ... Ménière's disease Endolymphatic hydrops Superior canal dehiscence Acoustic neuroma Mercury or lead poisoning Ototoxic ...
Aage Møller
Møller, Aage R.; Jannetta, Peter J. (1984). "Preservation of facial function during removal of acoustic neuromas". Journal of ... Before the use of IONM techniques, surgical removal of large acoustic tumors almost inevitably led to a paralysis of the mimic ... From 1972 to 1978, he was the Director of Research on Acoustic Communication in Insects, International Center of Insect ... to the function of the middle ear and he developed a model of the transmission properties of the middle ear and the acoustic ...
John H. Sampson
... such as acoustic neuromas or meningiomas; microsurgery for tic douloureux or trigeminal neuralgia, including microvascular ...
Schwannomatosis
... acoustic neuroma). An acoustic neuroma is a schwannoma on the vestibular nerve in the brain. This nerve is involved in hearing ...
Helena Bonham Carter
Five years after her mother's recovery, her father was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma. He suffered complications during an ...
Neuro-oncology
"Fascial sling technique for dural reconstruction after translabyrinthine resection of acoustic neuroma: technical note". ...
Auditory brainstem implant
"Cochlear and Auditory Brainstem Implants in the Management of Acoustic Neuroma and Bilateral Acoustic Neurofibromatosis" (PDF ... These vestibular schwannomas (also known as acoustic neuromas) often form on the auditory nerve, and surgical removal of these ... For patients with NF2, the surgeon will spend a significant amount of time removing the acoustic neuroma tumours before ...
Smile surgery
Examples of such tumours are facial neuromas, cholesteatomas, hemangiomas, acoustic neuromas, parotid gland neoplasms or ...
Michael Stimpson
He works with hearing in one ear as a result of an acoustic neuroma in 2010. He lives in the Chalke Valley, near Salisbury. Age ...
Sensory loss
Unilateral hearing loss is most often associated with conductive causes, trauma, and acoustic neuromas. Pain in the ear is ...
Emanuel Xavier
After the attack, Xavier was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a type of brain tumor, and had surgery; the tumor was benign, ... he announced on his personal website that the acoustic neuroma had returned. By year's end, he underwent successful ...
Cerebellopontine angle
Four out of five of these tumours are vestibular schwannomas (commonly known as acoustic neuromas). Others found include: ...
Craniofacial regeneration
Samii M, Matthies C (April 1997). "Management of 1000 vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas): the facial nerve-- ...
Gail Rosseau
This includes extensive experience with pituitary tumors, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, and head and neck malignancies. She ...
Aquaporin-6
... localization and mRNA expression of aquaporins in the macula utriculi of patients with Meniere's disease and acoustic neuroma ...
List of health scares
... with regard specifically to glioma and acoustic neuroma; thus, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified ...
David Torn
In the 1990s, Torn was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, in his case, a life-threatening form of brain tumor. The surgery ... He is known for combining electronic and acoustic instruments and for his use of looping. Torn has contributed to recordings by ...
Shannon McFerran
In March 2009 she was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a tumour in the canal that connects the brain and ear. Despite losing ...
Facial nerve paralysis
Common culprits are facial neuromas, congenital cholesteatomas, hemangiomas, acoustic neuromas, parotid gland neoplasms, or ...
David Langer (neurosurgeon)
He also maintains an active practice in spinal disease and benign brain tumors, including acoustic neuromas and meningiomas. In ...