Acoustic neuroma
Acoustic neuroma: Introduction
Acoustic neuroma: A benign tumor of the 8th cranial nerve which lies in the tube connecting the inner ear to the brain.
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causes, and treatments of Acoustic neuroma is available below.
Symptoms of Acoustic neuroma
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symptoms of Acoustic neuroma
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Acoustic neuroma: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Acoustic neuroma
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Medical Textbooks Online about Acoustic neuroma
Medical Books Excerpts
- Hearing loss
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Hearing Loss
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Misdiagnosis and Acoustic neuroma
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Acoustic neuroma: Rare Types
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Causes of Acoustic neuroma
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Treatments for Acoustic neuroma
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Prognosis for Acoustic neuroma
Prognosis for Acoustic neuroma:
Tumor usually benign but may gradually compress face or brain.
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Reseach about Acoustic neuroma
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Clinical Trials for Acoustic neuroma
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Acoustic neuroma: Broader Related Topics
Types of Acoustic neuroma
Types of Acoustic neuroma
- Unilateral acoustic neurinoma - one ear only
- Bilateral acoustic neurinoma - both ears
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Definitions of Acoustic neuroma:
A type of benign brain tumor that begins in the Schwann cells, which produce the myelin that protects the acoustic nerve - the nerve of hearing.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Acoustic neuroma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Acoustic neuroma, or a subtype of Acoustic neuroma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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