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Systematic Review and Evidence Based Guideline on Surgical Resection for the Treatment of Patients with Vestibular Schwannomas: Update

MeSH Terms: Hearing; Neuroma, Acoustic / surgery; Neurosurgical Procedures /; Treatment Outcome
Guideline Contact: [email protected]
Keywords: Acoustic neuroma; microsurgery; stereotactic radiosurgery; surgical resection; vestibular schwannoma
Date for Review: 6/5/30
Publication Date: 6/5/25
Date of Last Evidence Search: 5/20/22
Methods Applied: systematic review
Publication Scope: Management; Treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: The Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Publication Year: 2025
Name of Endorsing Organization: Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guideline on Hearing Preservation Outcomes in Patients with Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma: Update

MeSH Terms: Disease Progression; Hearing; Hearing Loss /; Neuroma, Acoustic /; Prognosis; Radiosurgery / adverse effects; Radiosurgery / methods; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / methods; treatment Outcome
Guideline Contact: [email protected]
Keywords: vestibular schwannoma; acoustic neuroma; hearing loss; hearing preservation; radiosurgery; skull base surgery
Date for Review: 6/5/30
Publication Date: 6/5/25
Date of Last Evidence Search: 5/20/22
Methods Applied: systematic review
Publication Scope: assessment; Management; prevention; prognosis; treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: The Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Publication Year: 2025
Name of Endorsing Organization: Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Chiari Malformation: Diagnosis

MeSH Terms: Arnold-Chiari Malformation* / diagnosis; Arnold-Chiari Malformation* / surgery; Foramen Magnum; Humans; Neurosurgeons*; Patients
Guideline Contact: [email protected]
Keywords: Chiari; diagnosis; guideline; systematic review; treatment
Date for Review: 10/1/28
Publication Date: 10/1/23
Date of Last Evidence Search: 1/23/21
Methods Applied: systematic review
Publication Scope: assessment; diagnosis; management; treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: The Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Publication Year: 2023
Name of Endorsing Organization: American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS); Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS); The Bobby Jones Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation (Bobby Jones CSF)

Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Chiari Malformation: Surgical Interventions

MeSH Terms: Arnold-Chiari Malformation / surgery; Decompressive Craniectomy / methods; Humans; Neurosurgeons; Plastic Surgery Procedures; Reoperation; Syringomyelia / surgery
Guideline Contact: [email protected]
Keywords: Chiari; surgery; systematic review; treatment
Date for Review: 10/1/28
Publication Date: 10/1/23
Date of Last Evidence Search: 1/23/21
Methods Applied: systematic review
Publication Scope: assessment; diagnosis; management; treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: The Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Name of Endorsing Organization: American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS); The Bobby Jones Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation (Bobby Jones CSF); Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)

Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Chiari Malformation: Symptoms

MeSH Terms: Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Chiari Malformation: Symptoms
Guideline Contact: [email protected]
Keywords: Chiari; diagnosis; symptoms; guideline; systematic review; treatment
Date for Review: 10/1/28
Publication Date: 10/1/23
Date of Last Evidence Search: 1/23/21
Methods Applied: systematic review
Publication Scope: assessment; diagnosis; management; treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: The Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Publication Year: 2023
Name of Endorsing Organization: American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS); The Bobby Jones Chiari and Syringomyelia Foundation (Bobby Jones CSF); Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)

Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines for Occipital Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Patients With Medically Refractory Occipital Neuralgia Update

MeSH Terms: Headache / therapy; Humans; Neck Pain; Neuralgia / therapy; Neurosurgeons
Guideline Contact: [email protected]
Keywords: craniofacial pain; cervicogenic headaches; guidelines; occipital nerve stimulation; occipital neuralgia; peripheral nerve stimulation
Date for Review: 9/1/28
Publication Date: 9/1/23
Date of Last Evidence Search: 9/30/21
Methods Applied: systematic review
Publication Scope: assessment; diagnosis; management; treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Name of Endorsing Organization: American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS); Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)

Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines Update for the Role of Audiologic Screening in the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Vestibular Schwannomas

MeSH Terms: Hearing Loss, Sensorineural /; Magnetic Resonance Imaging /; Neuroma, Acoustic /; Tinnitus /
Guideline Contact: [email protected]
Keywords: Acoustic neuroma; Vestibular schwannoma; skull base surgery; audiologic screening; otologic screening
Date for Review: 6/5/30
Publication Date: 6/5/25
Date of Last Evidence Search: 5/20/22
Methods Applied: systematic review
Publication Scope: assessment; diagnosis; Management
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: The Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Publication Year: 2025
Name of Endorsing Organization: Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines Update for the Role of Emerging Therapies in the Management of Patients with Metastatic Brain Tumors

MeSH Terms: Brain Neoplasms / secondary; Brain Neoplasms / therapy; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans
Guideline Contact: [email protected]
Keywords: Brain metastases; Immunotherapy; Laser interstitial thermal therapy; Radiation sensitizer; Targeted therapy
Date for Review: 6/1/30
Publication Date: 6/1/25
Date of Last Evidence Search: 5/3/22
Methods Applied: systematic review
Publication Scope: Treatment; assessment; diagnosis; Management; prognosis
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: The Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Publication Year: 2025
Name of Endorsing Organization: Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines Update for the Role of Imaging in the Management of Patients with Vestibular Schwannomas

MeSH Terms: Magnetic Resonance Imaging /; Neuroma, Acoustic /
Guideline Contact: [email protected]
English Title Translation: Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines Update for the Role of Imaging in the Management of Patients with Vestibular Schwannomas
Keywords: Vestibular schwannoma; acoustic neuroma; guidelines; neuroimaging; magnetic resonance imaging; surveillance; stereotactic radiosurgery; diffusion tensor tractography
Date for Review: 06/05/2030
Publication Date: 2025
Date of Last Evidence Search: 5/20/2022
Methods Applied: systematic review
Publication Scope: assessment; Diagnosis; Treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: English
Authors: The Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Publication Year: 2025
Name of Endorsing Organization: Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS); American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines Update for the Role Of Intraoperative Cranial Nerve Monitoring in the Management of Patients with Vestibular Schwannomas

MeSH Terms: Facial Nerve /; Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring /; Neuroma, Acoustic / surgery; Neurosurgical Procedures /; Vestibulocochlear Nerve /; Vestibulocochlear Nerve Injuries /
Guideline Contact: [email protected]
Keywords: vestibular schwannoma; acoustic neuroma; cranial nerve monitoring; facial nerve monitoring; intraoperative auditory brainstem response; functional preservation
Date for Review: 6/5/30
Publication Date: 6/5/25
Date of Last Evidence Search: 5/20/22
Methods Applied: systematic review
Publication Scope: assessment; Management; treatment
Countries of Application: United States
Guideline Publication Status: Published
Languages: Dutch; English
Authors: The Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Name of Endorsing Organization: Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) and American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)