Auditory Brainstem Implantation in Neurofibromatosis Type 2: Experience From the Manchester Programme.

Objective: To describe the experience of auditory brainstem implantation (ABI) in patients with Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2).

Study Design: Retrospective case review.

Setting: Tertiary referral centre.

Clinical and radiological guidance in managing facial nerve schwannomas.

Objective: To present a review of all patients diagnosed with a facial nerve schwannoma (FNS) managed in our center over almost two decades, and suggest guidelines for their classification and management.

Study Design: Retrospective case review

Setting: Tertiary referral center

Patients: Twenty-eight patients with a facial nerve schwannoma

Intervention: Conservative or surgical management depending on clinical and radiological features

Main Outcome Measure: Patient demographics, site of tumor, and clinical symptoms, including facial nerve function (House-Brackmann score) at baseline and follow-up. In those managed surgically, operative approach and surgical outcomes were also recorded.