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Facial Paralysis After Gamma Knife Treatment of Meningioma
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Facial Paralysis After Gamma Knife Treatment of Meningioma
by Vivian3009, Sep 13, 2008 09:54AM
I have a right side meningioma. It was removed at the University of Chicago in 1989 in two operations three weeks apart. In total, I spent over 22 hours in surgery. In 1994, the tumor returned; this time the treatment was the Gamma Knife. For the next 11 years, I had no ill effects and the tumor was in check. In 2005, however, the tumor resumed growing and in January, 2006, I had a second Gamma Knife treatment. This time I had substantial side effects, including right side weakness that put me in a walker, and right side facial paralysis. I cannot blink my right eye, my ability to eat is greatly impaired, and my mouth does not seal, resulting in almost continuous drooling. Recently, I have begun to experience increasing amounts of facial tingling and itching on the right side. Does this suggest I could have some hope for at least a partial recovery from this facial paralysis?
