For patients with vestibular schwannoma (VS), those with anxiety have more severe dizziness, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Patients with a ...

Pictured above from left to right are Rick Friedman, MD, PhD, and Marc Schwartz, MD, internationally recognized co-directors of the acoustic neuroma program at UC San Diego Health. They work with a ...

An acoustic neuroma - also called an angle tumor - is a noncancerous (benign) growth on the acoustic nerve, which connects the inner ear to the brain. These tumors grow very slowly. The cause of ...

Patients with a genetic syndrome called NF2-related schwannomatosis (NF2-SWN) have tumors that develop on the covering of the brain or grow along the nerves in the brain, spinal cord, and/or other ...