AANS Online Scientific Sessions: Tumor-Useful Hearing Preservation Is Improved in Vestibular Schwannoma Patients Who Undergo Stereotactic Radiosurgery Before Further Hearing Deterioration Ensues

Useful Hearing Preservation Is Improved in Vestibular Schwannoma Patients Who Undergo Stereotactic Radiosurgery Before Further Hearing Deterioration Ensues

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In this video, Akiyoshi Ogino, a Japanese neurosurgeon and research fellow at UPMS, discusses a study on the improvement of useful hearing preservation in base-brush 1 patients who undergo stereotactic radiotherapy for hearing deterioration assurance. The study aims to evaluate if hearing deterioration before radiotherapy affects the preservation rate of serviceable hearing. The study identified 100 patients out of 1,447 who had a Gardner-Watson grade 1 at diagnosis but deteriorated to grade 2 at radiosurgery. The study found that patients with a younger age and high maintenance group had a significantly higher rate of serviceable hearing preservation after radiosurgery. Decreased peertone average and speech discrimination score before radiotherapy were also associated with higher preservation rates. Overall, radiosurgery before hearing deterioration can optimize hearing preservation in base-brush 1 patients.

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Akiyoshi Ogino, M.D., Ph.D.

Keywords

Akiyoshi Ogino

neurosurgeon

study

hearing preservation

radiosurgery