Journal of neurosurgery
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Journal of neurosurgery · Dec 2013
Low-dose radiosurgery for large vestibular schwannomas: long-term results of functional preservation.
The author conducted a study to assess the long-term results obtained in patients who underwent GKS for large vestibular schwannomas (> cochlear nerve functions were evaluated. ⋯ Gamma knife surgery seems to have a place in the low-dose treatment of selected large vestibular schwannoma in patients with a reasonable chance of retaining facial function and pretreatment hearing level. Patients with severe brainstem compression should first be undergo microsurgery.