Systematic review of quality of life in the management of vestibular schwannoma

A Gauden, P Weir, G Hawthorne, A Kaye - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2011 - Elsevier
Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a benign tumour arising from the vestibular component of
the vestibulocochlear nerve. Treatment protocols range from observation to microsurgical …

Long-term quality of life in patients with vestibular schwannoma: an international multicenter cross-sectional study comparing microsurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery …

ML Carlson, OV Tveiten, CL Driscoll, FK Goplen… - Journal of …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT The optimal treatment for sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS) is highly
controversial. To date, the majority of studies comparing treatment modalities have focused …

Conservative management or gamma knife radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma: tumor growth, symptoms, and quality of life

CN Breivik, RM Nilsen, E Myrseth, PH Pedersen… - …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: There are few reports about the course of vestibular schwannoma (VS)
patients following gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) compared with the course following …

Decision analysis of treatment options for vestibular schwannoma

RG Whitmore, C Urban, E Church, M Ruckenstein… - Journal of …, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Widespread use of MR imaging has contributed to the more frequent diagnosis of
vestibular schwannomas (VSs). These tumors represent 10% of primary adult intracranial …

Conservative treatment of vestibular schwannoma: a follow-up study on clinical and quality-of-life outcome

WP Godefroy, AA Kaptein, JJ Vogel… - Otology & …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the natural history and long-term quality-of-life (QOL) outcome after
conservative treatment for vestibular schwannoma. Study Design: Prospective study …

Quality of life in 807 patients with vestibular schwannoma: comparing treatment modalities

G Soulier, BM van Leeuwen, H Putter… - … –Head and Neck …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective In vestibular schwannoma treatment, the choice among treatment modalities is
controversial. The first aim of this study was to examine the quality of life of patients with …

Prospective study of disease-specific quality-of-life in sporadic vestibular schwannoma comparing observation, radiosurgery, and microsurgery

ML Carlson, JH Barnes, A Nassiri, NS Patel… - Otology & …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Previous cross-sectional studies analyzing quality of life (QOL) outcomes in
patients with sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS) have shown surprisingly little difference …

Prospective comparison of quality of life before and after observation, radiation, or surgery for vestibular schwannomas

S Di Maio, R Akagami - Journal of neurosurgery, 2009 - thejns.org
Object The best management strategy for small-to medium-sized vestibular schwannomas
(VSs) remains controversial between observation, radiation, and microsurgical resection …

Quality of life within the first 6 months of vestibular schwannoma diagnosis with implications for patient counseling

ML Carlson, NM Tombers, P Kerezoudis… - Otology & …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To evaluate quality-of-life (QOL) in patients with sporadic vestibular schwannoma
(VS) with particular focus on those recently diagnosed. Study Design: Cross-sectional …

Untreated vestibular schwannoma: vertigo is a powerful predictor forhealth-related quality of life

E Myrseth, P Møller, T Wentzel-Larsen, F Goplen… - …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to characterise the relation between quality of
life (QOL) and the four major complaints (hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo and unsteadiness) …