title: [Vestibular schwannoma].
abstract: The vestibular schwannoma is a benign intracranial tumor of the myelin-forming cells of the vestibulocochlear nerve or cranial nerve VIII. It comprises 8-10% of all intracranial neoplasms in adults. It originates in the vestibular portion of the cranial nerve VIII and it is located in the cerebellopontine angle. This disorder is characterized by ipsilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, disturbed sense of balance and altered gait, facial numbness, muscle weakness or ipsilateral paralysis. This report presents the magnetic resonance imaging of a patient with this rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Monterrey, Garcia.
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Araiza Navarrete
authors.forename: Luis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Aguirre Amador
authors.forename: César E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Escamilla Ocañas
authors.forename: Héctor R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Martínez Menchaca
authors.forename: M Guadalupe
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Treviño Alanís
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rivera Silva
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000175:diagnosis