"Spasm" 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.
An involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. Spasms may involve SKELETAL MUSCLE or SMOOTH MUSCLE.
| Descriptor ID |
D013035
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.613.750 C23.888.592.608.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Spasm- Spasm
- Spasms
- Muscle Spasm
- Muscle Spasms
- Spasm, Muscle
- Spasms, Muscle
- Muscular Spasm
- Muscular Spasms
- Spasm, Muscular
- Spasms, Muscular
Spasm, Generalized- Spasm, Generalized
- Generalized Spasm
- Generalized Spasms
- Spasms, Generalized
Spasm, Ciliary Body- Spasm, Ciliary Body
- Ciliary Body Spasm
- Ciliary Body Spasms
- Spasms, Ciliary Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spasm" by people in Profiles.
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Motor and psychiatric features in idiopathic blepharospasm: A data-driven cluster analysis. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2022 Nov; 104:94-98.
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Intercostal muscle twitching from right ventricular apical pacing. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2012 Jul; 35(7):e197-8.
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Occurrence and multiple recurrence of severe vasospasm of the upper extremity following thorascopic sympathectomy for hyperhidrosis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2011 Feb; 41(2):264-6.
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Dysphagia after botulinum toxin injections for spasmodic torticollis: clinical and radiologic findings. Neurology. 1992 Jul; 42(7):1307-10.
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Intrathecal drug administration. Present use and future trends. Clin Pharmacokinet. 1992 May; 22(5):319-26.
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On the mechanism of sudden death in Moersch-Woltman syndrome. Neurology. 1983 Jul; 33(7):930-2.