Acoustic neuroma history and symptoms
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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
Symptoms of acoustic neuroma include hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, headaches, facial weakness, facial numbness and tingling, dizziness, taste changes, difficulty swallowing and hoarseness and, confusion.[1][2]
History and Symptoms
Symptoms and signs of Acoustic neuroma considerably dependent on the size of tumor, for instance, generalized headache occurs in less than 20% of patients with small acoustic tumors (less than 2cm), although it can occur in 43 to 75% of patients with tumor over 4cm in diameter.[3] In table 1 and table 2 there are information about the frequency of major symptoms and signs and cranial nerve disturbances respectively. [4]
History
Symptoms
Cranial nerve
Cranial nerve disturbances was related to the Cochlear nerve and Trigeminal nerve. The Facial nerve disturbances occurs in more sever cases.
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| Nerve | Symptop\sign | Frequency |
| V | Trigeminal nerve disturbance | Commonly seen |
| VI | Abduction disorder | rarely seen |
| VII | Facial nerve disturbance | Occasionally seen |
| VIII | Hearing deficits | Mostly seen |
| VIII | Vestibular disturbance | Occasionally seen |
| IX-XII | Caudal cranial nerve deficits | Seldom seen |
References
- ↑ Vestibular Schwannoma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_schwannoma Accessed on October 2 2015
- ↑ [https ://medlineplus.gov/acousticneuroma.html "MedlinePlus Acoustic neuroma"] Check
|url=value (help). - ↑ Robert G. Hart, M.D. and John Davenport, M.D (1981). "Diagnosis of Acoustic Neuroma". Neurosurgery. 4: 450.
- ↑ XIANG HUANG, JIAN XU, MING XU, LIANG-FU ZHOU, RONG ZHANG, LIQIN LANG, QIWU XU, PING ZHONG, MINGYU CHEN, YING WANG and ZHENYU ZHANG (2012). "Clinical features of intracranial vestibular schwannomas". ONCOLOGY LETTERS.