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Acoustic neuroma is a benign intercranial tumor involving the myelin-forming Schwann cells of the vestibular portion of the 8th cranial nerve in the peripheral nervous system. It is a slow-growing ...
Acoustic neuromas are benign (noncancerous) tumors that develop on the nerve that connects your inner ear to your brain. In some cases, an acoustic neuroma doesn’t need immediate treatment and can be ...
Acoustic Neuroma, also called a vestibular schwannoma or neurilemmoma, is a non-cancerous tumour that develops on the vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve). This nerve is responsible for ...
There is public concern that use of mobile phones could increase the risk of brain tumours. If such an effect exists, acoustic neuroma would be of particular concern because of the proximity of the ...
An acoustic neuroma is a noncancerous growth that develops on the eighth cranial nerve. Also known as the vestibulocochlear nerve, it connects the inner ear with the brain and has two different parts.
No one can explain the exact cause of acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma. The doctors cannot explain why one person gets this disease and the other person doesn’t. Studies and researches are ...