vagus nerve stimulation

Preferred Label : vagus nerve stimulation;

MeSH definition : An adjunctive treatment for PARTIAL EPILEPSY and refractory DEPRESSION that delivers electrical impulses to the brain via the VAGUS NERVE. A battery implanted under the skin supplies the energy.;

MeSH synonym : nerve stimulations, vagal; stimulation, vagus nerve; stimulations, vagal nerve; vagus nerve stimulations; nerve stimulation, vagus; nerve stimulations, vagus; stimulations, vagus nerve; vagal nerve stimulation; nerve stimulation, vagal; stimulation, vagal nerve; vagal nerve stimulations;

Details

Origin ID

D055536;

UMLS CUI

C2350432;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Vagal nerve stimulator (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Vagal stimulation physiologic challenge (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- vagus nerve stimulator [Radlex concept]
Record concept(s)
- vagus nerve stimulation [MeSH concept]
See also
- neurology [CISMeF Metaterm]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- implantable neurostimulators [MeSH Descriptor]
- vagus nerve [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]

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