"Peripheral Nerves" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, including the autonomic, cranial, and spinal nerves. Peripheral nerves contain non-neuronal cells and connective tissue as well as axons. The connective tissue layers include, from the outside to the inside, the epineurium, the perineurium, and the endoneurium.
| Descriptor ID |
D010525
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Peripheral Nerves- Peripheral Nerves
- Nerve, Peripheral
- Nerves, Peripheral
- Peripheral Nerve
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peripheral Nerves" by people in Profiles.
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Review of Interventional Treatments for Cluneal Neuropathy. Pain Physician. 2022 08; 25(5):355-363.
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Peripheral nerve block for hip fracture. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Oct; 28(10):1198-1199.
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Chronic kidney disease and peripheral nerve function in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2019 04 01; 34(4):625-632.
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Biocompatibility and characterization of a peptide amphiphile hydrogel for applications in peripheral nerve regeneration. Tissue Eng Part A. 2015 Apr; 21(7-8):1333-42.
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Medial plantar nerve testing facilitates identification of polyneuropathy. Muscle Nerve. 2008 Dec; 38(6):1595-8.