Loren N Riedy, Daniel M Heiferman, Caroline C Szujewski, Giselle Ek Malina, Elhaum G Rezaii, Brendan Martin, Kurt A Grahnke, Michael Doerrler, John P Leonetti, Douglas E Anderson
Background While postoperative outcomes of acoustic neuroma (AN) resection commonly consider hearing preservation and facial function, headache is a critical quality of life factor. Postoperative headache is described in the literature; however, there is limited discussion specific to occipital neuralgia (ON) following AN resection. Objective The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of conservative management and surgery. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of 872 AN patients who underwent resection at our institution between 1988 and 2017 and identified 15 patients (1...
June 2022: Journal of Neurological Surgery. Part B, Skull Base