"Brachial Plexus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The large network of nerve fibers which distributes the innervation of the upper extremity. The brachial plexus extends from the neck into the axilla. In humans, the nerves of the plexus usually originate from the lower cervical and the first thoracic spinal cord segments (C5-C8 and T1), but variations are not uncommon.
| Descriptor ID |
D001917
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.050
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brachial Plexus" by people in Profiles.
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Brachial plexus anatomy in the miniature swine as compared to human. J Anat. 2022 01; 240(1):172-181.
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Microscissor DREZotomy for post brachial plexus avulsion neuralgia: A single center experience. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Sep; 208:106840.
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Two Cases of Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury With Complete Spinal Cord Injury. Hand (N Y). 2018 11; 13(6):NP27-NP31.
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Relationship between parity and brachial plexus injuries. J Perinatol. 2016 05; 36(5):357-61.
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Symptomatic coracoclavicular joint: incidence, clinical significance and available management options. Int Orthop. 2011 Dec; 35(12):1821-6.
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Upper thoracic respiratory interneurons integrate noxious somatic and visceral information in rats. J Neurophysiol. 2002 Nov; 88(5):2215-23.
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Outcome of surgically treated birth-related brachial plexus injuries in twenty cases. Pediatr Neurosurg. 1997 Jul; 27(1):19-27.
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[An unusual cause of cervicobrachial neuralgia: intradural radicular anastomosis. A case]. Presse Med. 1987 Nov 28; 16(40):2028.