TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality of life related to symptomatic outcomes in patients with vestibular schwannomas
T2 - A Canadian Centre perspective
AU - Hebb, Andrea L.O.
AU - Erjavec, Niki
AU - Morris, David P.
AU - Mulroy, Liam
AU - Bance, Manohar
AU - Shoman, Nael
AU - Walling, Simon
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/3/1
Y1 - 2019/3/1
N2 - Patients with vestibular schwannomas (VS) typically present with hearing loss and tinnitus as well as variable cranial nerve dysfunctions. Surgical resection, stereotactic radiotherapy and/or conservative management employing serial magnetic resonance or computed tomography imaging serve as the main treatment options. Quality of life (QoL) may be impacted by the extent of tumour burden and exacerbated or relieved by treatment. Subjective assessment and quality of life inventories provide valuable information in client centered approaches with important implications for treatment. The intention of QoL measurements affecting VS patients within a clinical setting is to facilitate discussions regarding treatment options and objectively evaluate patient- centered clinical outcomes in a naturalistic setting.
AB - Patients with vestibular schwannomas (VS) typically present with hearing loss and tinnitus as well as variable cranial nerve dysfunctions. Surgical resection, stereotactic radiotherapy and/or conservative management employing serial magnetic resonance or computed tomography imaging serve as the main treatment options. Quality of life (QoL) may be impacted by the extent of tumour burden and exacerbated or relieved by treatment. Subjective assessment and quality of life inventories provide valuable information in client centered approaches with important implications for treatment. The intention of QoL measurements affecting VS patients within a clinical setting is to facilitate discussions regarding treatment options and objectively evaluate patient- centered clinical outcomes in a naturalistic setting.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjoto.2018.11.004
DO - 10.1016/j.amjoto.2018.11.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 30554886
AN - SCOPUS:85058213237
SN - 0196-0709
VL - 40
SP - 236
EP - 246
JO - American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
JF - American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
IS - 2
ER -