"Brain Stem" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The part of the brain that connects the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES with the SPINAL CORD. It consists of the MESENCEPHALON; PONS; and MEDULLA OBLONGATA.
| Descriptor ID |
D001933
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132
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| Concept/Terms |
Brain Stem- Brain Stem
- Brain Stems
- Truncus Cerebri
- Cerebri, Truncus
- Cerebrus, Truncus
- Truncus Cerebrus
- Brainstem
- Brainstems
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain Stem" by people in Profiles.
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Brainstem neuropathology in two cases of COVID-19: SARS-CoV-2 trafficking between brain and lung. J Neurol. 2021 Dec; 268(12):4486-4491.
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Brainstem clinical and neurophysiological involvement in COVID-19. J Neurol. 2021 Oct; 268(10):3598-3600.
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Persistent Brainstem Dysfunction in Long-COVID: A Hypothesis. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2021 02 17; 12(4):573-580.
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Cerebral microhaemorrhage in COVID-19: a critical illness related phenomenon? Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2020 12; 5(4):315-322.
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Possible affective cognitive cerebellar syndrome in a young patient with COVID-19 CNS vasculopathy and stroke. BMJ Case Rep. 2020 Oct 15; 13(10).
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Brainstem Dysfunction in SARS-COV-2 Infection can be a Potential Cause of Respiratory Distress. Neurol India. 2020 Sep-Oct; 68(5):989-993.
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Understanding the Immunologic Characteristics of Neurologic Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 and Potential Immunological Mechanisms. Mol Neurobiol. 2020 Dec; 57(12):5263-5275.
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SARS-CoV 2 and the pathobiology of the respiratory control mechanisms in the brainstem. J Formos Med Assoc. 2021 01; 120(1 Pt 3):767-768.
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Postinfectious brainstem encephalitis associated with SARS-CoV-2. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020 09; 91(9):1013-1014.
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Erythropoietin as candidate for supportive treatment of severe COVID-19. Mol Med. 2020 06 16; 26(1):58.