Incidence of Facial Palsy Following Microsurgical Removal of Vestibular Schwannoma Using Direct Electrical Stimulation: a Meta-Analysis
Aim. To determine the incidence of facial palsy (FP) following microsurgical removal of vestibular schwannoma using direct electrical stimulation. Materials and methods. The meta-analysis included 946 publications from PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and eLIBRARY.RU, of which 9 studies me...
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| Language: | English |
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Research Center of Neurology
2025-06-01
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| Series: | Анналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии |
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| Online Access: | https://annaly-nevrologii.com/pathID/article/viewFile/1234/pdf |
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| Summary: | Aim. To determine the incidence of facial palsy (FP) following microsurgical removal of vestibular schwannoma using direct electrical stimulation.
Materials and methods. The meta-analysis included 946 publications from PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and eLIBRARY.RU, of which 9 studies meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected. The total number of patients was 1875, with 278 having FP after microsurgical removal of vestibular schwannoma. The pooled mean age of patients was 46.9 [44.5; 49.4] years, with a male-to-female ratio of 1 : 1.
Results. The pooled incidence rate of early postoperative FP was 16.1% (6.8–25.3%), and delayed FP was 8.7% (0.5–12.4%). At 12 months postoperatively, patients with delayed FP demonstrated better recovery outcomes of facial muscle function. |
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| ISSN: | 2075-5473 2409-2533 |