Vestibular Impairment in Patients with Vestibular Schwannoma: A Journey through the Pitfalls of Current Literature

Vestibular Schwannoma is the most common tumour of Ponto Cerebellar Angle and is capable of strongly impacting the patient’s quality of life. In recent decades, the proposals for the management of the disease have multiplied, just as the diagnostic capacity has improved. While in the past, the prima...

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Published in:Audiology research (Pavia, Italy) Italy), 2023-04, Vol.13 (2), p.285-303
Main Authors: Pisani, Davide, Gioacchini, Federico Maria, Chiarella, Giuseppe, Astorina, Alessia, Ricciardiello, Filippo, Scarpa, Alfonso, Re, Massimo, Viola, Pasquale
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
compensation
dizziness
Gait
Magnetic resonance imaging
Microsurgery
Mutation
Patients
Questionnaires
Radiation therapy
Radiosurgery
rehabilitation
Review
schwannoma
Surgery
Tinnitus
Tumorigenesis
Tumors
Vertigo
vestibular
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Summary:Vestibular Schwannoma is the most common tumour of Ponto Cerebellar Angle and is capable of strongly impacting the patient’s quality of life. In recent decades, the proposals for the management of the disease have multiplied, just as the diagnostic capacity has improved. While in the past, the primary objective was the preservation of the facial function, and subsequently also of the auditory function, the attention to the vestibular symptomatology, which appears to be one of the main indicators of deterioration of quality of life, is still unsatisfactory. Many authors have tried to provide guidance on the best possible management strategy, but a universally recognized guideline is still lacking. This article offers an overview of the disease and the proposals which have advanced in the last twenty years, evaluating their qualities and defects in a critical reading.
ISSN:2039-4349
2039-4330
2039-4349
DOI:10.3390/audiolres13020025