"Phrenic Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The motor nerve of the diaphragm. The phrenic nerve fibers originate in the cervical spinal column (mostly C4) and travel through the cervical plexus to the diaphragm.
| Descriptor ID |
D010791
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.150.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Phrenic Nerve- Phrenic Nerve
- Nerve, Phrenic
- Nerves, Phrenic
- Phrenic Nerves
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phrenic Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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[Parsonage-Turner syndrome following severe SARS-CoV-2 infection]. Rev Mal Respir. 2021 Oct; 38(8):853-858.
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Diaphragm and Phrenic Nerve Ultrasound in COVID-19 Patients and Beyond: Imaging Technique, Findings, and Clinical Applications. J Ultrasound Med. 2022 Feb; 41(2):285-299.
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Phrenic nerve study as outcome in clinical trials for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener. 2021; 22(sup1):9-13.
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Erythropoietin as candidate for supportive treatment of severe COVID-19. Mol Med. 2020 06 16; 26(1):58.
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Successful reversal of phrenic nerve blockade following washout of interscalene nerve block as demonstrated by ultrasonographic diaphragmatic excursion. J Clin Anesth. 2020 Feb; 59:46-48.
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New onset of phrenic nerve palsy after laser-assisted transvenous lead extraction: a single-centre experience. Europace. 2018 11 01; 20(11):1827-1832.
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No Benefit of Diaphragm Pacing in Upper Motor Neuron-Dominant Forms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 10 01; 198(7):964-968.
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Unilateral Phrenic Nerve Palsy in Infants with Congenital Zika Syndrome. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 08; 24(8).
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Diaphragm electromyography guidance for a lung transplant recipient with difficult weaning from mechanical ventilation: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Jun; 97(23):e10989.
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Origin and prevalence of the accessory phrenic nerve: A meta-analysis and clinical appraisal. Clin Anat. 2017 Nov; 30(8):1077-1082.