A 60-year-old man with unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance problems is diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma. Which cranial nerve is primarily...

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A 60-year-old man with unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance problems is diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma. Which cranial nerve is primarily affected?

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Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII)

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Trigeminal nerve (CN V)

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Abducens nerve (CN VI)

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Facial nerve (CN VII)

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Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Neurology

A 60-year-old man with unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and balance problems is diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma. Which cranial nerve is primarily affected?