ALLMedicine™ Acoustic Neuroma Center

Nov 10th, 2022 - The objective of this study is to further patient-physician discussion regarding postoperative quality of life expectations after surgical acoustic neuroma resection. This study is retrospective prospective. Qualifying patients were identified and...

Oct 15th, 2022 - Management of small vestibular schwannoma (VS) remains controversial, as patients are typically candidates for all three management options including microsurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery, or wait-and-scan. This study compares patient satisfacti...

Oct 15th, 2022 - To determine the usefulness of a personalized tool and its effect on the decision-making process for those with vestibular schwannoma (VS). Prospective study. Single institution, academic tertiary care lateral skull base surgery program. Patients ...

Oct 13th, 2022 - This study was approved by institutional ethics committee of the University Hospital Motol and all patients provide inform consent prior to study commencement. In this prospective randomized single-center study, we will enroll patients who undergo...

Oct 6th, 2022 - The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the clinical and surgical outcomes of a large surgical series of vestibular schwannoma from North America over 20 years. After institutional review board approval a retrospective review of t...

Oct 13th, 2022 - This study was approved by institutional ethics committee of the University Hospital Motol and all patients provide inform consent prior to study commencement. In this prospective randomized single-center study, we will enroll patients who undergo...

Oct 4th, 2022 - Balance is the ability to control and maintain the body's center of gravity within the support area. It can be described as a person's ability to stand without falling, even in the most extraordinary situations, and to feel 'good' in his position ...

Jun 21st, 2022 - Many patients diagnosed with a vestibular schwannoma (also called acoustic neuroma) eventually lose hearing in the afflicted ear. Improvements in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have led to tumors being diagnosed at smaller sizes, however, this h...

May 10th, 2022 - The current standard treatment of a large tumor of the balance nerve (acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma) is surgical resection. Complete removal of such tumor is associated with significant risks of hearing loss and facial paralysis wherea...

Jan 20th, 2022 - Mastoidectomy is a common otologic surgical procedure in which all or part of the mastoid portion of the temporal bone is removed with a surgical drill. The procedure is performed to treat diseases and infections such as mastoiditis and cholesteat...

Apr 19th, 2022 - A 35-year-old man comes to clinic for evaluation of new, severe headaches. He reports that these started 3 days ago.

Mar 30th, 2022 - A new UK study shows no link between brain tumors and cell phone use, even among individuals who used their phones every day and/or had used them for over 10 years. "These results support the accumulating evidence that mobile phone use under usual...

Mar 11th, 2019 - Schwannomas are benign tumors exclusively composed of Schwann cells that arise from the peripheral nerve sheath; these tumors theoretically can present anywhere in the body where nerves reside. They tend to occur in the head and neck region (class.

Aug 28th, 2018 - MRI of the brain is often performed for patients with primary headaches, which account for about 90% of all headaches. An incidental finding (IF) or normal anatomical variant is frequently revealed and may cause concern for the patient and family....

Apr 30th, 2018 - Last month, surgeons from Johns Hopkins University published a small case series in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery detailing their success in restoring smiles to patients with facial paralysis. In this video, lead author Kofi Boahene, MD, of Johns Ho...