"Median Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A major nerve of the upper extremity. In humans, the fibers of the median nerve originate in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord (usually C6 to T1), travel via the brachial plexus, and supply sensory and motor innervation to parts of the forearm and hand.
| Descriptor ID |
D008475
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.050.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Median Nerve- Median Nerve
- Median Nerves
- Nerve, Median
- Nerves, Median
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Median Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Sheen S, Ahmed A, Raiford ME, Jones CMC, Morrison E, Hauber K, Orsini J, Hammert WC, Speach D. Association between electrodiagnosis and neuromuscular ultrasound in the diagnosis and assessment of severity of carpal tunnel syndrome. PM R. 2024 Nov; 16(11):1190-1194.
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Krishnan KR, Sneag DB, Feinberg JH, Nwawka OK, Lee SK, Ar?nyi Z, Wolfe SW. Outcomes of Microneurolysis of Hourglass Constrictions in Chronic Neuralgic Amyotrophy. J Hand Surg Am. 2021 Jan; 46(1):43-53.
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Leslie BM, Osterman AL, Wolfe SW. Inadvertent Harvest of the Median Nerve Instead of the Palmaris Longus Tendon. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Jul 19; 99(14):1173-1182.
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Maeda Y, Kim H, Kettner N, Kim J, Cina S, Malatesta C, Gerber J, McManus C, Ong-Sutherland R, Mezzacappa P, Libby A, Mawla I, Morse LR, Kaptchuk TJ, Audette J, Napadow V. Rewiring the primary somatosensory cortex in carpal tunnel syndrome with acupuncture. Brain. 2017 Apr 01; 140(4):914-927.
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Maeda Y, Kettner N, Holden J, Lee J, Kim J, Cina S, Malatesta C, Gerber J, McManus C, Im J, Libby A, Mezzacappa P, Morse LR, Park K, Audette J, Tommerdahl M, Napadow V. Functional deficits in carpal tunnel syndrome reflect reorganization of primary somatosensory cortex. Brain. 2014 Jun; 137(Pt 6):1741-52.
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Mansuripur PK, Deren ME, Kamal R. Nerve compression syndromes of the upper extremity: diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. R I Med J (2013). 2013 May 01; 96(5):37-9.
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Vernadakis AJ, Humphreys DB, Mackinnon SE. Distal anterior interosseous nerve in the recurrent motor branch graft for reconstruction of a median nerve neuroma-in-continuity. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2004 Jan; 20(1):7-11.
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Pransky G, Long R, Hammer K, Schulz LA, Himmelstein J, Fowke J. Screening for carpal tunnel syndrome in the workplace. An analysis of portable nerve conduction devices. J Occup Environ Med. 1997 Aug; 39(8):727-33.