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Descriptor
English
:
Auditory Brain Stem Implants
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Implantes Auditivos de Tronco Encefálico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Implantes Auditivos de Tronco Encefálico
Synonyms
English
:
Auditory Brainstem Implant
Auditory Brainstem Implants
Brain Stem Implants, Auditory
Brainstem Implant, Auditory
Brainstem Implants, Auditory
Implant, Auditory Brainstem
Implants, Auditory Brainstem
Tree Number:
E07.305.250.319.381.500.249
E07.695.075
E07.695.202.381.500.249
E07.814.458.074
Definition
English
:
Multi-channel
hearing
devices typically used for
patients
who have tumors on the
COCHLEAR NERVE
and are unable to benefit from
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS
after tumor surgery that severs the
cochlear nerve
. The device electrically stimulates the nerves of
cochlea
nucleus in the
BRAIN STEM
rather than the inner ear as in
cochlear implants.
See Related
English
:
Auditory Brain Stem Implantation
History Note
English
:
2003
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
SD
supply & distribution
TD
trends
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
37596
Unique Identifier:
D038262
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