To assess vestibulopathy in vestibular schwannoma (VS) patients who have undergone microsurgical resection and have received vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT).
✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
Physical therapy-based assessments can characterize post-surgical balance deficits in vestibular schwannoma patients, but the study's preliminary nature means no specific change to rehabilitation protocols is yet warranted pending larger controlled data.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
Standardizing physical therapy outcome measures for post-surgical vestibular schwannoma patients could improve rehabilitation planning and benchmarking across centers.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Vestibulopathy (balance system impairment) is a common complication after microsurgical vestibular schwannoma removal.
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