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01-02-2014 | Case Report - Brain Tumors

Unusual acute hearing loss after gamma knife surgery for a facial schwannoma

Authors: Sung Ho Lee, Hyuk Jai Choi, Seok Keun Choi, Young Jin Lim

Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Issue 2/2014

Abstract

A 34-year-old female patient suffering from right-sided facial palsy presented to our hospital. Her hearing range was within normal limits. She had undergone GKS after receiving a diagnosis of facial nerve schwannoma (FNS). On the fourth day after GKS, the patient experienced sudden onset hearing loss on the right side without aggravation of the facial palsy. Intravenous corticosteroids were administered, and her hearing function improved gradually over the course of 15 days. This is the first case report of hyperacute hearing loss after GKS for FNS.

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Title: Unusual acute hearing loss after gamma knife surgery for a facial schwannoma
Authors: Sung Ho Lee
Hyuk Jai Choi
Seok Keun Choi
Young Jin Lim
Publication date: 01-02-2014
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Acta Neurochirurgica / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Electronic ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-013-1983-7

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