Microvascular compression of the vestibulocochlear nerve.
Hearing disorders
Nerve compression syndromes
Tinnitus
Vestibulocochlear nerve diseases
Journal
European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
ISSN: 1434-4726
Titre abrégé: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9002937
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
received:
20
10
2020
accepted:
22
12
2020
pubmed:
17
1
2021
medline:
26
8
2021
entrez:
16
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Vascular compression of cranial nerves has been widely accepted as a cause for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. In contrast, vascular compression of the vestibulocochlear nerve remains controversial. A comprehensive literature review including 175 articles between 1960 and 2020 was performed in an attempt to summarise the published hypotheses of the pathophysiological mechanisms of vascular compression of the vestibulocochlear nerve and their management strategies. Vascular loops in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) and internal auditory meatus (IAM) are very common and should be regarded primarily as a normal variant. Advances in anatomical understanding with the development of models for the tonotopy of the vestibulocochlear nerve help explain the complexity of symptoms created by possible neurovascular interaction. Widely accepted, validated and sensitive diagnostic criteria and outcome measures need to be established in order to evaluate the role of surgery in vestibulocochlear nerve vascular compression.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33452921
doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06586-4
pii: 10.1007/s00405-020-06586-4
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
3625-3631Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE part of Springer Nature.
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