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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Estimulación del Nervio Vago
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Estimulação do Nervo Vago
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Tree Number:
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E02.342.900
E02.779.468.900
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Definition English:
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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. |
History Note English:
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2009
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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53230
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Unique Identifier:
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D055536
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Occurrence in VHL:
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