"Fourth Ventricle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An irregularly shaped cavity in the RHOMBENCEPHALON, located between the MEDULLA OBLONGATA; the PONS; and the isthmus in front, and the CEREBELLUM behind. It is continuous with the central canal of the cord below and with the CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT above, and through its lateral and median apertures it communicates with the SUBARACHNOID SPACE.
| Descriptor ID |
D020546
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.276.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Fourth Ventricle- Fourth Ventricle
- Fourth Ventricles
- Ventricle, Fourth
- Ventricles, Fourth
- Quarto Ventricolo
- Quarto Ventricolos
- Ventricolo, Quarto
- Ventricolos, Quarto
- 4th Ventricle
- 4th Ventricles
- Ventricle, 4th
- Ventricles, 4th
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fourth Ventricle" by people in Profiles.
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Endoscopic Placement of Fourth Ventricular Catheter Using Seldinger Technique: Description of Technique and Case Series. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 09 15; 21(4):E304-E308.
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Does Compression of the Fourth Ventricle Cause Preterm Labor? Analysis of Data From the PROMOTE Study. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2019 Oct 01; 119(10):668-672.
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Central Neurocytoma: Rare Presentation in Fourth Ventricle and Review of Literature. World Neurosurg. 2019 Mar; 123:357-361.
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Clinical characteristics and treatment of malignant brainstem gliomas in elderly patients. J Clin Neurosci. 2013 Oct; 20(10):1382-6.
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Capillary hemangioma of the fourth ventricle in an infant. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg. 2006 Mar; 104(3 Suppl):188-91.