title: Inpatient Rehabilitation of Cerebellopontine Angle Epidermoid Cysts: Report of 3 Cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Demonstrate the inpatient rehabilitation potential of cerebellopontine angle epidermoid cyst patients. Due to their location, symptoms may present with a complex combination of headache, cerebellar dysfunction, and cranial nerve deficits affecting functional status.
  
  
  METHODS
  This report describes the cases of 3 patients with cerebellopontine angle epidermoid cysts who underwent neurosurgical resection followed by inpatient rehabilitation. All 3 patients experienced gait instability and cranial nerve deficits before surgery, and 2 of the patients had mild cognitive deficits. A customized rehabilitation program for these patients can address these deficits.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Each patient showed demonstrable gains in function with inpatient rehabilitation and good outcomes at discharge.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When rehabilitating epidermoid cyst patients, the clinician must be aware of a higher likelihood of cranial neuropathies, need for increased psychosocial support, and the need for more vigilant long term medical monitoring to detect recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1414, Houston, Texas 77030, Phone (713) 792-6085, Fax (713) 792-6092.
authors.forename: Jack Brian
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1414, Houston, Texas 77030, Phone (713) 792-6085, Fax (713) 792-6092.
authors.forename: Megan Bale
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1414, Houston, Texas 77030, Phone (713) 792-6085, Fax (713) 792-6092.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruera
keywords: Cerebellopontine Angle; Epidermoid Cyst; Rehabilitation