"Spasm" 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.
An involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. Spasms may involve SKELETAL MUSCLE or SMOOTH MUSCLE.
| Descriptor ID |
D013035
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.613.750 C23.888.592.608.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Spasm- Spasm
- Spasms
- Muscle Spasm
- Muscle Spasms
- Spasm, Muscle
- Spasms, Muscle
- Muscular Spasm
- Muscular Spasms
- Spasm, Muscular
- Spasms, Muscular
Spasm, Generalized- Spasm, Generalized
- Generalized Spasm
- Generalized Spasms
- Spasms, Generalized
Spasm, Ciliary Body- Spasm, Ciliary Body
- Ciliary Body Spasm
- Ciliary Body Spasms
- Spasms, Ciliary Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spasm" by people in Profiles.
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Inaccuracies in Parental Reporting of Treated Epileptic Spasms: Both Under- and Over-Reporting. Pediatr Neurol. 2023 08; 145:119-123.
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A Role for Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 in the Generation of Epileptic Spasms in a murine model. Ann Neurol. 2022 07; 92(1):45-60.
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Extent of EEG monitoring for detecting epileptic spasms. Seizure. 2022 Apr; 97:102-105.
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Neocortical Slow Oscillations Implicated in the Generation of Epileptic Spasms. Ann Neurol. 2021 02; 89(2):226-241.
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Laryngeal dystonia gravidarum: sudden onset of adductor spasmodic dysphonia in pregnancy. Laryngoscope. 2013 Dec; 123(12):3127-30.
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Diagnostic criteria of colospasm at barium enema examination. Acta Radiol. 2002 Nov; 43(6):629-30.
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Electromyographic localization of the palmaris brevis muscle. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 1998 May-Jun; 77(3):243-6.
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Dicyclomine for medical management of persistent anal fissure with associated spasm of the internal sphincter. Tex Med. 1992 Nov; 88(11):65-6.
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Vascular spasm during heparin-dihydroergotamine prophylaxis. Clin Pharm. 1987 Jul; 6(7):575-7.
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Possible potentiation of haloperidol neurotoxicity in acute hyperthyroidism. Br J Psychiatry. 1973 Nov; 123(576):523-5.