"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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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Head" by people in Profiles.
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Khadka N, Poon C, Cancel LM, Tarbell JM, Bikson M. Multi-scale multi-physics model of brain interstitial water flux by transcranial Direct Current Stimulation. J Neural Eng. 2023 07 24; 20(4).
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Ziermann JM. Overview of Head Muscles with Special Emphasis on Extraocular Muscle Development. Adv Anat Embryol Cell Biol. 2023; 236:57-80.
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Cockburn J, Man V, Cunningham WA, O'Doherty JP. Novelty and uncertainty regulate the balance between exploration and exploitation through distinct mechanisms in the human brain. Neuron. 2022 08 17; 110(16):2691-2702.e8.
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Ross MG, van Gemert MJC. Why does fetal head rotation occur in spontaneous labor? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 11; 225(5):589.
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Ziermann JM, Boughner JC, Esteve-Altava B, Diogo R. Anatomical comparison across heads, fore- and hindlimbs in mammals using network models. J Anat. 2021 07; 239(1):12-31.
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Diogo R, Ziermann JM, Smith C, Alghamdi M, Fuentes JSM, Duerinckx A. First use of anatomical networks to study modularity and integration of heads, forelimbs and hindlimbs in abnormal anencephalic and cyclopic vs normal human development. Sci Rep. 2019 05 24; 9(1):7821.
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Rettenmeier C, Stenger VA. Radiofrequency phase encoded half-pulses in simultaneous multislice ultrashort echo time imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2019 06; 81(6):3720-3733.
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Thomas J, Armstrong-Heimsoth A, Laurent RS. The Head Control Scale: Development, inter-rater reliability, and utility. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2019; 12(3):295-303.
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Ziermann JM, Diogo R, Noden DM. Neural crest and the patterning of vertebrate craniofacial muscles. Genesis. 2018 06; 56(6-7):e23097.
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Boghossian NS, Hansen NI, Bell EF, Brumbaugh JE, Stoll BJ, Laptook AR, Shankaran S, Wyckoff MH, Colaizy TT, Das A, Higgins RD. Outcomes of Extremely Preterm Infants Born to Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Mothers. Pediatrics. 2016 06; 137(6).