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Preoperative computerized dynamic posturography as a prognostic indicator of balance function in patients with acoustic neuroma
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Preoperative computerized dynamic posturography as a prognostic indicator of balance function in patients with acoustic neuroma

Eric Bergson and Robert T Sataloff
Ear, nose, & throat journal, v 84(3), pp 154-158
Mar 2005
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/014556130508400312
PMID: 15871583
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Abstract

Adult Aged Cohort Studies Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Middle Aged Neuroma, Acoustic - diagnosis Neuroma, Acoustic - surgery Neurosurgical Procedures - methods Postural Balance - physiology Posture Predictive Value of Tests Preoperative Care - methods Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Sensation Disorders - diagnosis Sensitivity and Specificity Treatment Outcome Vestibular Function Tests
We conducted a study to determine the prognostic reliability of preoperative computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) in patients undergoing surgical excision of an acoustic neuroma. Our goal was to determine the correlation between objective preoperative assessments of balance function and subjective postoperative patient self-assessments. To that end, we retrospectively reviewed the records of 21 adults who had undergone preoperative CDP, and we subsequently obtained their subjective assessments of balance function by follow-up telephone surveys at least 1 year postoperatively. We conclude that although CDP has proven to be useful in many aspects of balance evaluation, it did not appear to be a valuable predictor of subjective postoperative balance function in these patients.

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