The consequences of neural degeneration regarding optimal cochlear implant position in scala tympani: A model approach

Hearing Research

Volumn 214, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 17-27

  Briaire, Jeroen J ^a   Frijns, Johan H M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; eCAP; Electrode design; Neural degeneration; Volume conduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; COCHLEAR NERVE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBERS; SCALA TYMPANI;

EID: 33646056683     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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