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Typically occurring in peripheral or cranial nerves, schwannomas are tumors that arise from the Schwann cells that produce the myelin sheath around nerve cells. A schwannoma can displace or damage neurons if there is associated pressure on the neuron resulting from pressure on some other structure (e.g., bone). These types of tumors are generally benign and slow growing. They may occur in the context of neurofibromatosis, Type II.
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Rider, R. (2018). Schwannoma. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_158
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