Abstract
 The aim of this study is evaluate the unusual ways of initial presentation of the vestibular schwannomas. We performed a retrospective study of the patients who underwent resection of acoustic neuromas in our service, including for analysis only the cases which initial symptom was not the hearing loss. Tumour size, localization, clinical presentation, and age of the patients were considered. Nine patients present with atypical symptoms.
Unusual Clinical Presentations of Vestibular Schwannomas
 
  Key words
 
 
  
   Atypical symptoms
  
 
 
  
   Vestibular schwannomas
  
 
 
  
   Acoustic neuroma
  
 
 
  
   Hearing loss
  
 
 
  
   Cerebellopontine angle
  
 
Abstract
 The aim of this study is evaluate the unusual ways of initial presentation of the vestibular schwannomas.
We performed a retrospective study of the patients who underwent resection of acoustic neuromas in our service, including for analysis only the cases which initial symptom was <scp><neg>not</neg> the <dis>hearing loss</dis></scp>.
Tumour size, localization, clinical presentation, and age of the patients were considered.
Nine patients present with atypical symptoms.
The most common complain in this group were facial paresthesias (22.2%).
None of them complained about other otological symptoms.
Asignificant group of patients did not present with the otological symptoms classically associated with vestibular schwannoma.
Clinical knowledge of these kinds of symptoms may lead to earlier detection of these lesions.
Abstract
 The aim of this study is evaluate the unusual ways of initial presentation of the vestibular schwannomas.
We performed a retrospective study of the patients who underwent resection of acoustic neuromas in our service, including for analysis only the cases which initial symptom was not the hearing loss.
Tumour size, localization, clinical presentation, and age of the patients were considered.
Nine patients present with atypical symptoms.
The most common complain in this group were facial paresthesias (22.2%).
None of them complained about other otological symptoms.
Asignificant group of patients did not present with the otological symptoms classically associated with vestibular schwannoma.
Clinical knowledge of these kinds of symptoms may lead to earlier detection of these lesions.
Abstract
 The aim of this study is evaluate the unusual ways of initial presentation of the vestibular schwannomas. We performed a retrospective study of the patients who underwent resection of acoustic neuromas in our service, including for analysis only the cases which initial symptom was <scp><neg>not</neg> the <dis>hearing loss</dis></scp>. Tumour size, localization, clinical presentation, and age of the patients were considered. Nine patients present with atypical symptoms.
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