Intraoperative Monitoring of the Cochlear Nerve during Neurofibromatosis Type-2 Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery and Description of a “Test Intracochlear Electrode”

Intraoperative Monitoring of the Cochlear Nerve during Neurofibromatosis Type-2 Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery and Description of a “Test Intracochlear Electrode”

Abstract Objectives A decision on whether to insert a cochlear implant can be made in neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) if there is objective evidence of cochlear nerve (CN) function post vestibular schwannoma (VS) excision. We aimed to develop intraoperative CN monitoring to help in this decis...

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Main Authors: Anand V. Kasbekar, Yu Chuen Tam, Robert P. Carlyon, John M. Deeks, Neil Donnelly, James Tysome, Richard Mannion, Patrick R. Axon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
Subjects:
cochlear nerve monitoring
neurofibromatosis type 2
hearing preservation
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1673649

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