"Peripheral Nerves" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord, including the autonomic, cranial, and spinal nerves. Peripheral nerves contain non-neuronal cells and connective tissue as well as axons. The connective tissue layers include, from the outside to the inside, the epineurium, the perineurium, and the endoneurium.
| Descriptor ID |
D010525
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Peripheral Nerves- Peripheral Nerves
- Nerve, Peripheral
- Nerves, Peripheral
- Peripheral Nerve
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peripheral Nerves" by people in Profiles.
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Associations of Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Impairment and Risk of Dementia in Black and White Older Adults. Neurology. 2022 05 03; 98(18):e1837-e1845.
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The impact of surgical approach (nerve bundle preservation versus wide local excision) on surgical margins and biochemical recurrence following radical prostatectomy. J Urol. 2004 Oct; 172(4 Pt 1):1328-32.