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Vestibular Schwannoma: Medical and Surgical Evaluation and Management

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1.  The most common presenting feature of vestibular schwannoma is: Dizziness Facial paralysis Facial numbness Asymmetric hearing loss

2.  In larger tumors, the most common cranial neuropathy is: Tongue weakness (CN XII) Facial paralysis (CN VII) Facial numbness (CN V) Swallowing dysfunction (CN X)

3.  What is the second most common lesion of the cerebellopontine angle after vestibular schwannoma? Lipoma Epidermoid Meningioma Hemangioma

4.  What is the most common determinant of treatment strategy for vestibular schwannoma? Size Growth Hearing status Age

5.  Which microsurgical treatment approach definitively results in post-operative deafness? Retrosigmoid Suboccipital Middle cranial fossa Translabyrinthine