Links to resources about acoustic neuroma / vestibular schwannoma and other skull base lesions. For more information about how you can contribute to the cure for brain tumors click here.

• The Acoustic Neuroma Association Homepage
  • Local Acoustic Neuroma Support Groups and Contacts
  • Frequently asked questions about acoustic neuromas
  • Acoustic neuroma detection
  • Treatments for acoustic neuromas
  • Glossary of terms relevant to acoustic neuromas
• Comparing Management Options for Acoustic Neuroma Patients A detailed presentation from the University of Pittsburgh.
  • For physcians a CME presentation Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Acoustic Neuromas: Sorting Out Treatment Options.
• Gamma Knife for Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma)
  • Long-Term Outcomes After Radiosurgery for Acoustic Neuromas. Published in The New England Journal of Medicine 339(20): 1426-1433, 1998
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas Douglas Kondziolka, M.D., M.Sc., FRCS(C), L. Dade Lunsford, M.D., John C. Flickinger, M.D. UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Surgery for Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma) by Robert G. Ojemann, M.D.
  • Introduction & Table of Contents
  • Acoutic Neuromas: Surgical Technique and Management
  • Results of the MGH Acoutic Neuroma Surgery Series: 1979-1992
  • Acoustic Neuroma Management Algorithms and References
• Brain Tumor Support Groups
  • American Brain Tumor Association Homepage
  • National Brain Tumor Foundation
  • The Brain Tumor Society in Boston, MA
  • Brain Tumor Support Group of the Carolinas and Virginia meets monthly in Winston-Salem.
• Internet Brain Tumor Support Groups
  • Brain tumor mailing list (BRAINTMR@mitvma.mit.edu)
  • Al Musella, D.P.M. maintains a listing of Clinical Trials and Protocols as well as other information of interest at the excellent VirtualTrials site.
    • Brain Tumor Support Groups
    • On-line Support Groups
• MGH/MEEI Cranial Base Center Newsletter
  • Medial Sphenoid Wing Meningioma
  • Management of Facial Paralysis after Intracranial Surgery
  • Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma
  • Preservation of Useful Hearing in Resection of Acoutic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma)
  • Proton Beam Radiation for Advanced Paranasal Sinus Tumors
• Vestibular Disorders Association
• Management of Skull-base Meningiomas
  • Introduction to the therapy of Meningiomas
  • General Considerations in Management of Meningiomas
    • Surgery of Meningiomas
    • Radiation Therapy of Meningiomas
    • Observation of Meningiomas
  • Summary of Dr. Ojemann's Cranial Base Meningioma Series at MGH/Harvard
    • Clivus and Petroclival Meningioma
    • Cerebellopontine Angle Meningioma
• The WFUSM Neurosurgery Brain Tumor Index has more information on the treatment of tumors of the brain or spine and support for patients, family, and other caregivers.
• The WFUSM Neurosurgery Meningioma Index has more information on the treatment of benign tumors of the brain or spine such as meningioma and hemangioblastoma.
• The WFUSM Neurosurgery Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Index Homepage has more information on the treatment of arteriovenous malformations of the brain and spine.
• WFUSM Neurosurgery Pituitary Tumor Index: Information on medical, surgical, and radiation therapy of pituitary adenomas.
• WFUSM Neurosurgery Neurogenetics Index: Information on Neurofibromatosis type I (Von Recklinghausen's Disease), type II (bilateral vestibular schwannomatosis), Von Hippel-Lindau disease (hemangioblastoma) and tuberous sclerosis (subependymal giant cell astrocytoma).

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