 Brain Diseases
"Brain Diseases" 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.
Pathologic conditions affecting the BRAIN, which is composed of the intracranial components of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This includes (but is not limited to) the CEREBRAL CORTEX; intracranial white matter; BASAL GANGLIA; THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D001927
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140
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| Concept/Terms |
Brain Diseases- Brain Diseases
- Brain Disease
- CNS Disorders, Intracranial
- CNS Disorder, Intracranial
- Intracranial CNS Disorder
- Encephalon Diseases
- Encephalon Disease
- Intracranial CNS Disorders
- Central Nervous System Disorders, Intracranial
- Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorders
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Disorder
- Central Nervous System Intracranial Disorders
- Encephalopathy
- Encephalopathies
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| 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Ling Q, Tejada-Simon MV. Statins and the brain: New perspective for old drugs. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry. 2016 Apr 03; 66:80-6.
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Yun W, Weihua Z, Xiaotun R, Jiuwei L, Xinying Y, Junlan L, Changhong D, Chunhong C, Haitao R, Liying C, Fang F. [Clinical characteristics and follow-up of pediatric patients with neuromyelitis optica and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi. 2015 Apr; 53(4):268-73.
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Dennis M, Spiegler BJ, Simic N, Sinopoli KJ, Wilkinson A, Yeates KO, Taylor HG, Bigler ED, Fletcher JM. Functional plasticity in childhood brain disorders: when, what, how, and whom to assess. Neuropsychol Rev. 2014 Dec; 24(4):389-408.
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Dennis M, Spiegler BJ, Juranek JJ, Bigler ED, Snead OC, Fletcher JM. Age, plasticity, and homeostasis in childhood brain disorders. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2013 Dec; 37(10 Pt 2):2760-73.
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Ktonas PY, Penzel T, Ruffini G. Guest editorial: Special issue on noninvasive electromagnetic brain stimulation. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2013 May; 21(3):331-2.
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Malekpour S, Li Z, Cheung BL, Castillo EM, Papanicolaou AC, Kramer LA, Fletcher JM, Van Veen BD. Interhemispheric effective and functional cortical connectivity signatures of spina bifida are consistent with callosal anomaly. Brain Connect. 2012; 2(3):142-54.
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Vaccarino FM, Urban AE, Stevens HE, Szekely A, Abyzov A, Grigorenko EL, Gerstein M, Weissman S. Annual Research Review: The promise of stem cell research for neuropsychiatric disorders. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2011 Apr; 52(4):504-16.
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Rubenzer SJ, Stevenson SB. Horizontal gaze nystagmus: a review of vision science and application issues. J Forensic Sci. 2010 Mar 01; 55(2):394-409.
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Jack CR, O'Brien PC, Rettman DW, Shiung MM, Xu Y, Muthupillai R, Manduca A, Avula R, Erickson BJ. FLAIR histogram segmentation for measurement of leukoaraiosis volume. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2001 Dec; 14(6):668-76.
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Taylor DC. Cerebral lesions, psychoses, and epilepsy: disease versus illness. Adv Neurol. 2000; 84:463-77.
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