"Head Movements" 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.
Voluntary or involuntary motion of head that may be relative to or independent of body; includes animals and humans.
| Descriptor ID |
D019416
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.410.478
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| Concept/Terms |
Head Movements- Head Movements
- Head Movement
- Movement, Head
- Movements, Head
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Head Movements" by people in Profiles.
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Cadaveric study of movement of an unstable atlanto-axial (C1/C2) cervical segment during laryngoscopy and intubation using the Airtraq(?) , Macintosh and McCoy laryngoscopes. Anaesthesia. 2015 Apr; 70(4):452-61.
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Do walkers follow their heads? Investigating the role of head rotation in locomotor control. Exp Brain Res. 2012 Jun; 219(2):175-90.
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Roller coaster-induced barotrauma. Laryngoscope. 2011 Mar; 121(3):501-2.
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Late appearance of dropped head syndrome after radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. Muscle Nerve. 2006 Nov; 34(5):666-9.
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Segmental cervical spine motion during orotracheal intubation of the intact and injured spine with and without external stabilization. J Neurosurg. 2000 Apr; 92(2 Suppl):201-6.
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The effect of changes in head posture on the patterns of muscle activity in cervical dystonia (CD). Mov Disord. 1998 May; 13(3):490-6.