OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the impact of treatment modality, tumor size, time from therapy, and demographic features on tinnitus distress, as measured by the Tinnitus Functional Index (TFI) in patients treated for sporadic acoustic neuroma. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional observation study. METHODS A Web-based 44-question online survey was made available on the Acoustic Neuroma Associat...

AIM To explore the effect of nerve regeneration through repairing the defect of sciatic nerve in rats with the combination of optimized acellular allogeneic nerve and autologous neuroma. MATERIAL AND METHODS 30 SD rats were randomly divided into two groups A and B, with 15 in each, which were used in preparing the models of the autologous neuroma and the defect of sciatic nerve. In the group ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE The acoustic neuroma is a benign tumour that usually affects the vestibular portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve. It represents 8% of all intracranial tumours and 80% of those arising at the cerebellopontine angle. There are 3 treatment options: microsurgery (the technique of choice), radiosurgery and observation. The objective of the study was to evaluate the resul...

BACKGROUND Morton's neuroma is a common cause of pain that radiates from between the third and fourth metatarsals and which, when symptomatic, creates sensations of burning or sharp pain and numbness on the forefoot. Many conservative and surgical interventions are employed to reduce associated pain, but not enough research has been conducted to recommend patients to any one approach as the mos...

STUDY DESIGN Case report. OBJECTIVE To report an unusual complication following lumbar facet radiofrequency denervation and describe a successful, minimally invasive treatment of a presumed medial branch neuroma. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Radiofrequency medial branch neurotomy is a common procedure for the treatment of mechanical back pain. Deafferentation injury and neuroma formation is w...

Three cases of abnormal bleeding during suboccipital excision of large acoustic neuroma are reported. The possible role of limited operative intravascular coagulation is discussed.