Atrophy

"Atrophy" 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.

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Decrease in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or multiple organs, associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as abnormal cellular changes, ischemia, malnutrition, or hormonal changes.

Descriptor ID	D001284
MeSH Number(s)	C23.300.070
Concept/Terms	Atrophy Atrophy Atrophies

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Atrophy".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical [C23.300]
Atrophy [C23.300.070]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Atrophy".

Atrophy
Muscular Atrophy

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Bar chart showing 30 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2014

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	2	2
2004	0	1	1
2005	0	3	3
2006	0	1	1
2008	0	1	1
2009	0	1	1
2010	0	3	3
2011	0	2	2
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	3	4
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	0	1	1
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	0	1	1

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Burke SL, Grudzien A, Li T, Goulett N, Barnes CP, Hanson K, DeKosky ST. Brain Structures Associated with Depression in Older Adults in the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol. 2026 Mar; 39(2):207-224.

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Mitchell BI, Yazel Eiser IE, Kallianpur KJ, Gangcuangco LM, Chow DC, Ndhlovu LC, Paul R, Shikuma CM. Dynamics of peripheral T cell exhaustion and monocyte subpopulations in neurocognitive impairment and brain atrophy in chronic HIV infection. J Neurovirol. 2024 12; 30(5-6):489-499.

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Nguyen HTT, Hoang TT, Pham CM, Nguyen TM, Dang TM, Fricke TR. Prevalence and related factors of myopic retinopathy - a hospital-based cross-section study in Vietnam. Clin Exp Optom. 2023 05; 106(4):427-430.

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Rodriguez M, Mendoza L, Rodriguez I, Rosselli M, Loewenstein D, Burke S, Orozco A, Duara R. Cultural factors related to neuropsychological performance and brain atrophy among Hispanic older adults with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI): A pilot study. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2022 May-Jun; 29(3):364-372.

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Sullivan DR, Morrison FG, Wolf EJ, Logue MW, Fortier CB, Salat DH, Fonda JR, Stone A, Schichman S, Milberg W, McGlinchey R, Miller MW. The PPM1F gene moderates the association between PTSD and cortical thickness. J Affect Disord. 2019 12 01; 259:201-209.

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Burke SL, Rodriguez MJ, Barker W, Greig-Custo MT, Rosselli M, Loewenstein DA, Duara R. Relationship between Cognitive Performance and Measures of Neurodegeneration among Hispanic and White Non-Hispanic Individuals with Normal Cognition, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2018 02; 24(2):176-187.

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Song MH, Park MS, Yoo WJ, Cho TJ, Choi IH. Femoral overgrowth in children with congenital pseudarthrosis of the Tibia. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 07 12; 17:274.

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Kallianpur KJ, Gerschenson M, Mitchell BI, LiButti DE, Umaki TM, Ndhlovu LC, Nakamoto BK, Chow DC, Shikuma CM. Oxidative mitochondrial DNA damage in peripheral blood mononuclear cells is associated with reduced volumes of hippocampus and subcortical gray matter in chronically HIV-infected patients. Mitochondrion. 2016 05; 28:8-15.

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Moon HR, Won CH, Chang SE, Lee MW, Choi JH, Moon KC. Superficial and deep infiltrating congenital juvenile xanthogranuloma involving multiple skeletal muscles and associated with ulceration and generalized postinvolution atrophy. Pediatr Dermatol. 2015 May-Jun; 32(3):431-2.

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Coughlin JM, Wang Y, Munro CA, Ma S, Yue C, Chen S, Airan R, Kim PK, Adams AV, Garcia C, Higgs C, Sair HI, Sawa A, Smith G, Lyketsos CG, Caffo B, Kassiou M, Guilarte TR, Pomper MG. Neuroinflammation and brain atrophy in former NFL players: An in vivo multimodal imaging pilot study. Neurobiol Dis. 2015 Feb; 74:58-65.

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