"Neostigmine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A cholinesterase inhibitor used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis and to reverse the effects of muscle relaxants such as gallamine and tubocurarine. Neostigmine, unlike PHYSOSTIGMINE, does not cross the blood-brain barrier.
| Descriptor ID |
D009388
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.877.674.666 D02.675.276.602
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neostigmine" by people in Profiles.
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Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction (ACPO). Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2023 Sep; 25(9):191-197.
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American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on the role of endoscopy in the management of acute colonic pseudo-obstruction and colonic volvulus. Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 02; 91(2):228-235.
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Effect of reversal of deep neuromuscular block with sugammadex or moderate block by neostigmine on shoulder pain in elderly patients undergoing robotic prostatectomy. Br J Anaesth. 2020 02; 124(2):164-172.
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Case report series of a novel application of neostigmine to successfully relieve refractory ileus status post-pediatric orthotopic liver transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2019 11; 23(7):e13564.
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Intermediate-Acting Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Agents and Risk of Postoperative 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality, and Long-term Survival. Anesth Analg. 2017 05; 124(5):1476-1483.
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Activation of muscarinic receptors inhibits spinal dorsal horn projection neurons: role of GABAB receptors. Neuroscience. 2004; 125(1):141-8.
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Antiallodynic effect of intrathecal neostigmine is mediated by spinal nitric oxide in a rat model of diabetic neuropathic pain. Anesthesiology. 2001 Oct; 95(4):1007-12.
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Sex differences in cholinergic analgesia I: a supplemental nicotinic mechanism in normal females. Anesthesiology. 1999 Nov; 91(5):1447-54.
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Intrathecal neostigmine, but not sympathectomy, relieves mechanical allodynia in a rat model of neuropathic pain. Anesthesiology. 1998 Aug; 89(2):493-9.
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Effects of intrathecal neostigmine, bupivacaine, and their combination on sympathetic nerve activity in rats. Anesthesiology. 1998 Feb; 88(2):481-6.