摘要:In vestibular schwannoma (VS) patients hearing outcome and surgery related risks can vary and depend on the nerve of origin. Preoperative origin differentiation between inferior or superior vestibular nerve may influence the decision on treatment, and the selection of optimal treatment and counselling modalities. A novel scoring system based on functional tests was designed to predict the nerve of origin for VS and was applied to a large number of consecutive patients. A prospective, double blind, cohort study including 93 patients with suspected unilateral VS was conducted at a tertiary referral centre. Preoperatively before tumor resection a functional test battery [video head-impulse test (vHIT) of all semicircular canals (SCC)