auditory brain stem implants

Preferred Label : auditory brain stem implants;

MeSH definition : 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.;

MeSH synonym : brainstem implant, auditory; auditory brainstem implant; implant, auditory brainstem; brain stem implants, auditory; auditory brainstem implants; brainstem implants, auditory; implants, auditory brainstem;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditory brainstem implant;

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D038262;

UMLS CUI

C0493762;

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Record concept(s)
- auditory brain stem implants [MeSH concept]
See also
- auditory brain stem implantation [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- brain stem [MeSH Descriptor]
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- Medical Device [UMLS semantic type]

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