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Review
. 2013 Jan;2(1):99-104.
doi: 10.2217/cns.12.30.

Management of vestibular schwannoma: focus on vertigo

Manisha Dayal  1 , Angelica Perez-Andujar, Cynthia Chuang, Andrew T Parsa, Igor J Barani
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Review

Management of vestibular schwannoma: focus on vertigo

Manisha Dayal et al. CNS Oncol. 2013 Jan.

Abstract

This article reviews published literature on vertigo and a 'sense of imbalance' affecting patients who are treated with radiosurgery (RS) for vestibular schwannoma. This is a relatively understudied complaint, along with tinnitus, in this patient population, despite its significant impact on quality of life. It is also a symptom that is most inconsistently impacted by either RS or surgery. This article aims to highlight the importance of this symptom in patients managed for vestibular schwannoma primarily with RS to encourage a more systematic study of vertigo as an outcome measure and to help elucidate its potential etiology.

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The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

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