Morbidity before radiosurgery
Morbidity before radiosurgery | |||
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Overall | No previous surgery | Previous surgery | |
Deafness and the presence of facial nerve palsies were both significantly (p=0.001) related to previous surgery. Included in the 11 cases of trigeminal neuropathy with no previous surgical intervention are four patients who harboured trigeminal neuromas. | |||
Hearing | |||
Gardner-Robertson I–II | 67 | 66 | 1 |
III–IV | 17 | 15 | 2 |
V | 38 | 16 | 22 |
Facial nerve palsy | 20 | 4 | 16 |
Trigeminal neuropathy | 16 | 11 | 5 |