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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
According to the USPTF, screening for acoustic neuroma is not recommended. Evaluation for NF-2 should be done in individuals with an apparently sporadic vestibular schwannoma occurring at less than 30 years of age, or a spinal tumor or meningioma occurring at less than 20 years of age.<ref name="pmid17470137">{{cite journal| author=Evans DG, Ramsden RT, Gokhale C, Bowers N, Huson SM, Wallace A| title=Should NF2 mutation screening be undertaken in patients with an apparently isolated vestibular schwannoma? | journal=Clin Genet | year= 2007 | volume= 71 | issue= 4 | pages= 354-8 | pmid=17470137 | doi=10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00778.x | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17470137 }} </ref> | According to the USPTF, screening for [[acoustic neuroma]] is not recommended. Evaluation for [[Neurofibromatosis type II|NF-2]] should be done in individuals with an apparently sporadic [[Acoustic neuroma|vestibular schwannoma]] occurring at less than 30 years of age, or a [[spinal tumor]] or [[meningioma]] occurring at less than 20 years of age.<ref name="pmid17470137">{{cite journal| author=Evans DG, Ramsden RT, Gokhale C, Bowers N, Huson SM, Wallace A| title=Should NF2 mutation screening be undertaken in patients with an apparently isolated vestibular schwannoma? | journal=Clin Genet | year= 2007 | volume= 71 | issue= 4 | pages= 354-8 | pmid=17470137 | doi=10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00778.x | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17470137 }} </ref> | ||
==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
According to the USPTF, [[Screening (medicine)|screening]] for acoustic neuroma is not recommended. Annual hearing screening with BAER (Brain stem auditory evoked response test), with referral to an audiologist for amplification, or speech therapy is recommended in patients with NF-2. Evaluation for NF-2 should be done in individuals with an apparently sporadic vestibular schwannoma occurring at less than 30 years of age, or a spinal tumor or meningioma occurring at less than 20 years of age.<ref name="pmid17470137">{{cite journal| author=Evans DG, Ramsden RT, Gokhale C, Bowers N, Huson SM, Wallace A| title=Should NF2 mutation screening be undertaken in patients with an apparently isolated vestibular schwannoma? | journal=Clin Genet | year= 2007 | volume= 71 | issue= 4 | pages= 354-8 | pmid=17470137 | doi=10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00778.x | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17470137 }} </ref> | According to the USPTF, [[Screening (medicine)|screening]] for acoustic neuroma is not recommended. Annual hearing screening with BAER (Brain stem auditory evoked response test), with referral to an audiologist for amplification, or speech therapy is recommended in patients with [[Neurofibromatosis type II|NF-2]]. Evaluation for NF-2 should be done in individuals with an apparently sporadic vestibular schwannoma occurring at less than 30 years of age, or a spinal tumor or meningioma occurring at less than 20 years of age.<ref name="pmid17470137">{{cite journal| author=Evans DG, Ramsden RT, Gokhale C, Bowers N, Huson SM, Wallace A| title=Should NF2 mutation screening be undertaken in patients with an apparently isolated vestibular schwannoma? | journal=Clin Genet | year= 2007 | volume= 71 | issue= 4 | pages= 354-8 | pmid=17470137 | doi=10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00778.x | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17470137 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
According to the USPTF, screening for acoustic neuroma is not recommended. Evaluation for NF-2 should be done in individuals with an apparently sporadic vestibular schwannoma occurring at less than 30 years of age, or a spinal tumor or meningioma occurring at less than 20 years of age.[1]
Screening
According to the USPTF, screening for acoustic neuroma is not recommended. Annual hearing screening with BAER (Brain stem auditory evoked response test), with referral to an audiologist for amplification, or speech therapy is recommended in patients with NF-2. Evaluation for NF-2 should be done in individuals with an apparently sporadic vestibular schwannoma occurring at less than 30 years of age, or a spinal tumor or meningioma occurring at less than 20 years of age.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Evans DG, Ramsden RT, Gokhale C, Bowers N, Huson SM, Wallace A (2007). "Should NF2 mutation screening be undertaken in patients with an apparently isolated vestibular schwannoma?". Clin Genet. 71 (4): 354–8. doi:10.1111/j.1399-0004.2007.00778.x. PMID 17470137.