Nerve Compression Syndromes
"Nerve Compression Syndromes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Mechanical compression of nerves or nerve roots from internal or external causes. These may result in a conduction block to nerve impulses (due to MYELIN SHEATH dysfunction) or axonal loss. The nerve and nerve sheath injuries may be caused by ISCHEMIA; INFLAMMATION; or a direct mechanical effect.
| Descriptor ID |
D009408
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.829.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Nerve Compression Syndromes- Nerve Compression Syndromes
- Compression Syndrome, Nerve
- Compression Syndromes, Nerve
- Nerve Compression Syndrome
- Syndrome, Nerve Compression
- Syndromes, Nerve Compression
Nerve Entrapments- Nerve Entrapments
- Entrapment, Nerve
- Entrapments, Nerve
- Nerve Entrapment
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| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nerve Compression Syndromes" by people in Profiles.
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Nerve Entrapments in the Pelvis and Hip. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2022 Apr; 26(2):153-162.
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Proximal Median Nerve Compression: Pronator Syndrome. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Dec; 45(12):1157-1165.
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Use of targeted transversus abdominus plane blocks in pediatric patients with anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome. Pain Physician. 2014 Sep-Oct; 17(5):E623-7.
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Complete Fatty infiltration of intact rotator cuffs caused by suprascapular neuropathy. Arthroscopy. 2014 May; 30(5):639-44.
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MR imaging of the elbow in the injured athlete. Radiol Clin North Am. 2013 Mar; 51(2):195-213.
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Suprascapular neuropathy: diagnosis and management. Phys Sportsmed. 2012 Feb; 40(1):72-83.
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Eagle syndrome as a cause of transient ischemic attacks. J Neurosurg. 2009 Jan; 110(1):90-3.
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Experimental chronic entrapment of the sciatic nerve in adult hamsters: an ultrastructural and morphometric study. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2003 Sep; 36(9):1241-5.
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Clinical case seminar: Riedel's thyroiditis: report of a case complicated by spontaneous hypoparathyroidism, recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, and Horner's syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Aug; 87(8):3543-7.
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The piriformis syndrome. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 1996 Dec; 25(12):819-23.