Long-term hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 271-275

  Stangerup, Sven Eric ^a   Thomsen, Jens ^a   Tos, Mirko ^a   Cayé Thomasen, Per ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

AAO classification; Acoustic neuroma; Conservative management; MWRS classification; Pure tone hearing; Speech discrimination; Word Recognition Scoring classification

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENMARK; DISEASE COURSE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA; PHYSIOLOGY; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DENMARK; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649086031     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181c34bda     Document Type: Article

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