"White Matter" 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 region of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that appears lighter in color than the other type, GRAY MATTER. It mainly consists of MYELINATED NERVE FIBERS and contains few neuronal cell bodies or DENDRITES.
| Descriptor ID |
D066127
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.204 A08.186.854.880
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| Concept/Terms |
White Matter- White Matter
- Matter, White
- Matters, White
- White Matters
Cerebellar White Matter- Cerebellar White Matter
- Cerebellar White Matters
- Matter, Cerebellar White
- Matters, Cerebellar White
- White Matter, Cerebellar
- White Matters, Cerebellar
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 47 | 20 | 67 |
| 2018 | 38 | 20 | 58 |
| 2019 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "White Matter" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19-Associated Myelitis Involving the Dorsal and Lateral White Matter Tracts: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 10; 42(10):1912-1917.
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SARS-CoV-2-related Progressive Brain White Matter Lesion Associated with an Increased Cerebrospinal Fluid Level of IL-6. Intern Med. 2021 Oct 01; 60(19):3167-3170.
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Can measures of sleep quality or white matter structural integrity predict level of worry or rumination in adolescents facing stressful situations? Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. J Adolesc. 2021 08; 91:110-118.
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COVID-19-Associated Cerebral White Matter Injury in a Newborn Infant With Afebrile Seizure. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 07 01; 40(7):e268-e269.
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Neonatal Brain Injury From SARS-CoV-2: Fact or Fiction? Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 07 01; 40(7):e266-e267.
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Characteristics of mental health implications and plasma metabolomics in patients recently recovered from COVID-19. Transl Psychiatry. 2021 05 21; 11(1):307.
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Modelling the Anatomic Distribution of Neurologic Events in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review of MRI Findings. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 07; 42(7):1190-1195.
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Long-term microstructure and cerebral blood flow changes in patients recovered from COVID-19 without neurological manifestations. J Clin Invest. 2021 04 15; 131(8).
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MR Imaging Findings in a Neonate With COVID -19-Associated Encephalitis. Pediatr Neurol. 2021 06; 119:48-49.
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Increase in Ventricle Size and the Evolution of White Matter Changes on Serial Imaging in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19. Neurocrit Care. 2021 10; 35(2):491-500.