Acoustic neuroma (AN), or vestibular schwannoma, accounts for 8% to 10% of intracranial neoplasms and 80% of cerebellopontine angle tumors. Postoperative vestibular symptoms are common, yet research has largely failed to integrate the perspectives of both health care providers and patients.
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Discussion
Signed responses from readers of the wire.
No actionable change — this is a single case report offering qualitative insights into perioperative care; it cannot support changes to clinical protocols on its own.
First-person patient-clinician accounts like this can highlight experiential gaps in acoustic neuroma care pathways that quantitative studies may miss, prompting reflection on holistic rehabilitation support.
- 01Case report written from a nurse-patient's dual viewpoint after acoustic neuroma (benign ear-region tumor) surgery.
- 02Highlights perceived gaps in perioperative support and vestibular (balance) rehabilitation.
- 03Published in Journal of Neuroscience Nursing.
- 04Single case — findings are not generalizable.
- 05Qualitative insights may inform patient-centered care conversations.
A nurse-patient's dual perspective can inform more holistic perioperative care and rehabilitation for acoustic neuroma patients.
opinionpartially supported- PMID
- 42777685
- DOI
- 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000916.
- Journal
- Journal of Neuroscience Nursing
- Publication type
- case_report
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 1
- Population
- Single adult nurse-patient who underwent acoustic neuroma surgery
- Intervention
- Holistic perioperative care and vestibular rehabilitation following acoustic neuroma surgery
Primary outcomes
Lived experience of perioperative care; Patient-reported rehabilitation needs