Microsurgical results with large vestibular schwannomas with preservation of facial and cochlear nerve function as the primary aim

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 697-706

  Raftopoulos, C ^a,b   Abu Serieh, B ^a   Duprez, T ^a   Docquier, M A ^a   Guerit J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Auditory evoked potentials; Facial electromyography; Functional preservation; Microsurgery; Postoperative period; Radiosurgery; Serviceable cranial nerve function; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEAR NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MORBIDITY; NERVE FUNCTION; NEURILEMOMA; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; COCHLEAR NERVE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 20744438317     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0544-0     Document Type: Article

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