Acoustic Neuroma 

A vestibular schwannoma, often called an acoustic neuroma, is a benign primary intracranial tumor of the myelin-forming cells of the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII). The term "vestibular schwannoma" involves the vestibular portion of the 8th cranial nerve and arises from Schwann cells, which are responsible for the myelin sheath in the peripheral nervous system. Approximately 3,000 cases are diagnosed each year in the USA with a prevalence of about 1 in 100,000 worldwide. It comprises 5ā€“10% of all intracranial neoplasms in adults. Incidence peaks in the fifth and sixth decades and both sexes are affected equally. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_schwannoma

 

Matt Crigger

 
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