Concomitant Occurrence of Vestibular Schwannoma and Epidermoid Cyst in Neurofibromatosis: Case description and Review of the Literature

Concomitant Occurrence of Vestibular Schwannoma and Epidermoid Cyst in Neurofibromatosis: Case description and Review of the Literature

We report a case of a 16-year-old female patient harboring neurofibromatosis type 2 who presented with bilateral hearing impairment, which was on the left side, as well as facial paresis (House-Brackmann grade III) and ataxic gait. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam evidenced bilateral lesions...

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Main Authors: Alex Roman, Edson Najera, Toma Spiriev, Kristoph Ramina, Luigi Rigante, Marcos Soares Tatagiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-09-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
vestibular schwannoma
epidermoid cyst
multiple intracranial lesions
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1606623

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