Management of vestibular schwannomas (acoustic neuromas): The value of neurophysiology for evaluation and prediction of auditory function in 420 cases

Neurosurgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 919-930

  Matthies, Cordula ^a   Samii, Madjid ^a  

^a NORDSTADT HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Auditory brain stem response; Auditory evoked potentials; Brain stem acoustic evoked potentials; Cochlear nerve; Hearing loss; Tinnitus; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADHESION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030997710     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199705000-00007     Document Type: Article

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