Diseases

Retrocochlear Diseases

Pathological processes involving the VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE; BRAINSTEM; or CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. When hearing loss is due to retrocochlear pathology, it is called retrocochlear hearing loss.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Pathological processes involving the VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE; BRAINSTEM; or CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. When hearing loss is due to retrocochlear pathology, it is called retrocochlear hearing loss.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Disease, Retrocochlear
  • Diseases, Retrocochlear
  • Retrocochlear Disease
  • Retrocochlear Hearing Loss
  • Hearing Loss, Retrocochlear

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

98; use explode 1980-97

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Previous Indexing

  • Acoustic Nerve (1966-1997)

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Tree Number

  1. C09.218w.807

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Retrocochlear Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012181. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012181
  2. Retrocochlear Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18555231