Predictors of Hydrocephalus Risk After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas: Utility of the Evans Index.

Brandon A SanthumayorElad MashiachYing MengLauren RotmanDanielle GolubKenneth BernsteinFernando De Nigris VasconcellosJoshua S SilvermanDavid H HarterJohn G GolfinosDouglas Kondziolka

Published in: Neurosurgery (2024)

Patients with vestibular schwannoma with higher baseline EI, larger tumor volumes, and fourth ventricle deformation are at increased odds of developing post-SRS hydrocephalus. These patients should be counseled regarding risk of hydrocephalus and carefully monitored after SRS.

Keyphrases

subarachnoid hemorrhage
cerebrospinal fluid
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
pulmonary hypertension
mitral valve
patient reported outcomes
heart failure
congenital heart disease