"Head" 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.
The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.
| Descriptor ID |
D006257
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Head" by people in Profiles.
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'Mind your head', tackle characteristics associated with concussions in rugby league: A case-control study. J Sci Med Sport. 2025 Mar; 28(3):214-221.
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When to Pull the Trigger: Conceptual Considerations for Approximating Head Acceleration Events Using Instrumented Mouthguards. Sports Med. 2024 06; 54(6):1361-1369.
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Commentary: Midline Brain Shift After Hemispheric Surgery: Natural History, Clinical Significance, and Association With Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2022 09 01; 23(3):e191-e192.
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Mitigating head motion artifact in functional connectivity MRI. Nat Protoc. 2018 12; 13(12):2801-2826.
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An ancestral role for Semaphorin3F-Neuropilin signaling in patterning neural crest within the new vertebrate head. Development. 2018 07 26; 145(14).
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Body -to-head transplant; a "caputal" crime? Examining the corpus of ethical and legal issues. Philos Ethics Humanit Med. 2018 07 13; 13(1):10.
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The impact of in-scanner head motion on structural connectivity derived from diffusion MRI. Neuroimage. 2018 06; 173:275-286.
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Angle of Progression on Ultrasound in the Second Stage of Labor and Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery. Am J Perinatol. 2018 Mar; 35(4):413-420.
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Cervical sagittal balance: a biomechanical perspective can help clinical practice. Eur Spine J. 2018 02; 27(Suppl 1):25-38.
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A New Pedicled Internal Mammary Osteomyocutaneous Chimeric Flap (PIMOC) for Salvage Head and Neck Reconstruction: Anatomic Study and Clinical Application. Sci Rep. 2017 10 11; 7(1):12960.