"Optic Chiasm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The X-shaped structure formed by the meeting of the two optic nerves. At the optic chiasm the fibers from the medial part of each retina cross to project to the other side of the brain while the lateral retinal fibers continue on the same side. As a result each half of the brain receives information about the contralateral visual field from both eyes.
Descriptor ID |
D009897
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MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.730.317.578 A08.800.800.120.680.600
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Concept/Terms |
Optic Chiasm- Optic Chiasm
- Chiasm, Optic
- Chiasms, Optic
- Optic Chiasms
- Optic Chiasma
- Chiasma, Optic
- Chiasmas, Optic
- Optic Chiasmas
- Optic Decussation
- Decussation, Optic
- Decussations, Optic
- Optic Decussations
- Chiasma Opticum
- Chiasma Opticums
- Opticum, Chiasma
- Opticums, Chiasma
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2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Optic Chiasm" by people in Profiles.
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The Superior Hypophyseal Arteries: Anatomical Study with an Endoscopic Endonasal Perspective. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 09 01; 17(3):321-331.
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Risk of Radiation Vasculopathy and Stroke in Pediatric Patients Treated With Proton Therapy for Brain and Skull Base Tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 07 15; 101(4):854-859.
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Letter re: Tuberculous optochiasmatic arachnoiditis and vision loss. Neurology. 2017 04 18; 88(16):1591.
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Vision loss in tuberculous meningitis. J Neurol Sci. 2017 Apr 15; 375:27-34.
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Evaluation of the retinal nerve fibre layer and ganglion cell complex thickness in pituitary macroadenomas without optic chiasmal compression. Eye (Lond). 2015 Jun; 29(6):797-802.
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Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and optic chiasm volume. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Jun; 61(6):1026-8.