A rare case of gamma knife-induced smoking cessation in a patient with a vestibular schwannoma

Abstract

Objective. We report a rare case of a patient with a vestibular schwanomma who underwent gamma knife irradiation and subsequently lost unilateral taste sensation. As a result, the patient ceased smoking.

Keywords::

• acoustic
• gamma knife
• neuroma
• nervus intermedius
• radiosurgery
• schwannoma
• taste
• vestibular

Declaration of interest: The authors have no reportable conflicts of interest associated with this manuscript. It has not been submitted elsewhere and this is the original work of the above authors.