The impact of multiple deprivation on the management of vestibular schwannomas.

Purpose: While some factors have been well-shown to affect the decision-making in treating patients with vestibular schwannomas (VS), little is known on the role of deprivation. Our objective was to assess the effect of socioeconomic background on the management of patients with VS.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 460 patients with sporadic VS from West of Scotland.