Hearing preservation after complete microsurgical removal in vestibular schwannomas

Progress in Neurological Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue , 2008, Pages 136-141

  Samii, M ^a,b   Gerganov, V ^a   Samii, A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; COCHLEAR NERVE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUDIOMETRY; COCHLEAR NERVE; COHORT STUDIES; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149382477     PISSN: 00796492     EISSN: 16623924     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000156900     Document Type: Article

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