Prior surgical resection is a predictor of facial nerve function decrement after radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas
Patients with prior surgical resection may be at increased risk of new or worsened facial paresis after adjuvant or salvage GKRS compared to patients receiving upfront GKRS.
Authors
- Anish Kosanam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9615-0657)
- Atia Najjar
- Pranay Soni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0270-6915)
- Alan Gordillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6695-0098)
- John H. Suh
- Ksenia A. Aaron
- Juan Alzate
- Pranav Kumar
- Pablo F. Recinos
- Jun Ma
- Varun R. Kshettry
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (US)
- The Neurological Institute (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2026.109361
- Primary Topic
- Meningioma and schwannoma management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00