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Posterior fossa vestibular neurectomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

D. A. Moffat ,
J. G. Toner ,
D. M. Baguley  and
D. G. Hardy
D. A. Moffat*
Affiliation:
Cambridge
J. G. Toner
Affiliation:
Cambridge
D. M. Baguley
Affiliation:
Cambridge
D. G. Hardy
Affiliation:
Cambridge
*
Mr D. A. Moffat B.Sc, M.A., F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ
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Abstract

Many procedures have been devised to deal with intractable vertigo and conserve hearing, but despite this selective vestibular nerve section remains by far the most effective treatment.

A series of 14 patients who underwent posterior fossa vestibular neurectomy is reported. The results are reported for vertigo control, hearing and tinnitus. All of the patients achieved vertigo control according to the AAOO (1972) reporting system. A simple and reliable system for the classification of the disability in these patients has yet to be devised. This problem is addressed and a disability grading system proposed, and discussed.

Keywords

VertigosurgeryNeurectomyvestibularVertigoMenière's disease
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 12 , December 1991 , pp. 1002 - 1003
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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