Incidence of Facial Palsy Following Microsurgical Removal of Vestibular Schwannoma Using Direct Electrical Stimulation: a Meta-Analysis
- Authors: Seliverstova E.G.1, Sinkin M.V.1,2, Grin A.A.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
- Issue: Vol 19, No 2 (2025)
- Pages: 52-61
- Section: Original articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2075-5473/article/view/310263
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/ACEN.1234
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/YKGNAQ
- ID: 310263
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Abstract
Aim. To determine the incidence of facial palsy (FP) following microsurgical removal of vestibular schwannoma using direct electrical stimulation.
Materials and methods. The meta-analysis included 946 publications from PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and eLIBRARY.RU, of which 9 studies meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected. The total number of patients was 1875, with 278 having FP after microsurgical removal of vestibular schwannoma. The pooled mean age of patients was 46.9 [44.5; 49.4] years, with a male-to-female ratio of 1 : 1.
Results. The pooled incidence rate of early postoperative FP was 16.1% (6.8–25.3%), and delayed FP was 8.7% (0.5–12.4%). At 12 months postoperatively, patients with delayed FP demonstrated better recovery outcomes of facial muscle function.
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Ekaterina G. Seliverstova
Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine
Author for correspondence.
Email: e.seliverstova.md@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9652-1457
SPIN-code: 2305-7580
Cand. Sci. (Med.), senior researcher, Emergency neurosurgery department
Russian Federation, 3, Bolshaya Sukharevskaya sq., Moscow, 129010Mikhail V. Sinkin
Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine; Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Email: e.seliverstova.md@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5026-0060
Dr. Sci. (Med.), Head, Clinical neurophysiology laboratory, Emergency neurosurgery department, Acting Head, Medical neurotechnology department, Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnologies
Russian Federation, 3, Bolshaya Sukharevskaya sq., Moscow, 129010; 1 st. Ostrovityanova, 117997 MoscowAndrey A. Grin
Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine; Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Email: e.seliverstova.md@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3515-8329
Dr. Sci. (Med.), Corr. Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head, Emergency neurosurgery department, Professor, Fundamental neurosurgery department
Russian Federation, 3, Bolshaya Sukharevskaya sq., Moscow, 129010; 1 st. Ostrovityanova, 117997 MoscowReferences
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