"Foramen Magnum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The large hole at the base of the skull through which the SPINAL CORD passes.
| Descriptor ID |
D005539
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.781.572.434
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| Concept/Terms |
Foramen Magnum- Foramen Magnum
- Foramen Magnums
- Magnum, Foramen
- Magnums, Foramen
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Foramen Magnum" by people in Profiles.
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Response: "Best practices in the evaluation and treatment of foramen magnum stenosis in achondroplasia during infancy" and "Is there a correlation between sleep disordered breathing and foramen magnum stenosis in children with achondroplasia?". Am J Med Genet A. 2016 Apr; 170A(4):1101-3.
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Best practices in the evaluation and treatment of foramen magnum stenosis in achondroplasia during infancy. Am J Med Genet A. 2016 Jan; 170A(1):42-51.
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Chiari malformation type I: related conditions. Neurol Res. 2011 Apr; 33(3):278-84.
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Interfascial technique for vertebral artery exposure in the suboccipital triangle: the road map. Neurosurgery. 2010 Dec; 67(2 Suppl Operative):355-61.
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Analysis of magnetic resonance imaging-based blood and cerebrospinal fluid flow measurements in patients with Chiari I malformation: a system approach. Neurosurg Focus. 2001 Jul 15; 11(1):E6.
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Magnetic resonance imaging of the spine: applications and limitations. Radiol Clin North Am. 1985 Sep; 23(3):551-62.