"Pons" 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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The front part of the hindbrain (RHOMBENCEPHALON) that lies between the MEDULLA and the midbrain (MESENCEPHALON) ventral to the cerebellum. It is composed of two parts, the dorsal and the ventral. The pons serves as a relay station for neural pathways between the CEREBELLUM to the CEREBRUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D011149
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.810.428.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Pons- Pons
- Ponte
- Pontes
- Pons Varolii
- Pons Varolius
- Varolii, Pons
- Varolius, Pons
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pons" by people in Profiles.
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A system of anatomical triangles defining dissection routes to brainstem cavernous malformations: definitions and application to a cohort of 183 patients. J Neurosurg. 2023 03 01; 138(3):768-784.
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Multicentric Low-Grade Gliomas. World Neurosurg. 2015 Oct; 84(4):1045-50.
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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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Motexafin-gadolinium and involved field radiation therapy for intrinsic pontine glioma of childhood: a children's oncology group phase 2 study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Jan 01; 85(1):e55-60.
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Dedicated linear accelerator radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: a single-center experience in 179 patients with varied dose prescriptions and treatment plans. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Sep 01; 81(1):225-31.
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Spinal projection neurons to the laterodorsal pontine tegmental nucleus: relationship to preganglionic neurons and nitric oxide synthase. J Comp Neurol. 1995 Feb 27; 353(1):1-8.
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Effects of stimulating the subcoeruleus-parabrachial region on the non-noxious and noxious responses of T1-T5 spinothalamic tract neurons in the primate. Brain Res. 1987 Apr 14; 409(1):19-30.
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Inhibition of cardiopulmonary input to thoracic spinothalamic tract cells by stimulation of the subcoeruleus-parabrachial region in the primate. J Auton Nerv Syst. 1987 Jan; 18(1):61-72.