"Pyramidal Tracts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Fibers that arise from cells within the cerebral cortex, pass through the medullary pyramid, and descend in the spinal cord. Many authorities say the pyramidal tracts include both the corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts.
| Descriptor ID |
D011712
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.854.633 A08.612.380.730
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| Concept/Terms |
Pyramidal Tracts- Pyramidal Tracts
- Pyramidal Tract
- Tract, Pyramidal
- Tracts, Pyramidal
Corticobulbar Tracts- Corticobulbar Tracts
- Corticobulbar Tract
- Tract, Corticobulbar
- Tracts, Corticobulbar
Corticospinal Tracts- Corticospinal Tracts
- Corticospinal Tract
- Tract, Corticospinal
- Tracts, Corticospinal
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pyramidal Tracts" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of tractography parameters for dentato-rubro-thalamic tract reconstruction during pediatric posterior fossa tumor surgery. MAGMA. 2026 Apr; 39(2):275-288.
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Uptake of surface-functionalized thermo-responsive polymeric nanocarriers in corticospinal tract motor neurons. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2024 02 12; 696:149503.
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Analysis of diffusion tensor parameters in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 and type 10 patients. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2020 09; 78:73-78.
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Dynamic mapping of the corticospinal tract in open cordotomy and myelomeningocele surgery. J Clin Neurosci. 2020 Apr; 74:225-231.
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Limited Midline Myelotomy for Intractable Visceral Pain: Surgical Techniques and Outcomes. Neurosurgery. 2018 10 01; 83(4):783-789.
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Spectrum of MRI brain lesion patterns in neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a pictorial review. Br J Radiol. 2018 Jun; 91(1086):20170690.
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Delayed intramuscular human neurotrophin-3 improves recovery in adult and elderly rats after stroke. Brain. 2016 Jan; 139(Pt 1):259-75.
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White matter microstructural characteristics in Bipolar I and Bipolar II Disorder: A diffusion tensor imaging study. J Affect Disord. 2016 Jan 01; 189:176-83.
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Corticospinal tract anatomy and functional connectivity of primary motor cortex in autism. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015 Oct; 54(10):859-67.
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Connectivity measures are robust biomarkers of cortical function and plasticity after stroke. Brain. 2015 Aug; 138(Pt 8):2359-69.