"Spinal Cord" 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.
A cylindrical column of tissue that lies within the vertebral canal. It is composed of WHITE MATTER and GRAY MATTER.
| Descriptor ID |
D013116
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.854
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| Concept/Terms |
Spinal Cord- Spinal Cord
- Cord, Spinal
- Cords, Spinal
- Spinal Cords
- Medulla Spinalis
- Medulla Spinali
- Spinali, Medulla
- Spinalis, Medulla
- Myelon
- Myelons
Lumbar Cord- Lumbar Cord
- Cord, Lumbar
- Cords, Lumbar
- Lumbar Cords
Coccygeal Cord- Coccygeal Cord
- Coccygeal Cords
- Cord, Coccygeal
- Cords, Coccygeal
Thoracic Cord- Thoracic Cord
- Cord, Thoracic
- Cords, Thoracic
- Thoracic Cords
Tentorium Cerebelli- Tentorium Cerebelli
- Cerebelli, Tentorium
- Cerebellus, Tentorium
- Tentorium Cerebellus
Falx Cerebri- Falx Cerebri
- Cerebri, Falx
- Cerebrus, Falx
- Falx Cerebrus
Conus Medullaris- Conus Medullaris
- Conus Medullari
- Medullari, Conus
- Medullaris, Conus
- Conus Terminalis
- Conus Terminali
- Terminali, Conus
- Terminalis, Conus
Sacral Cord- Sacral Cord
- Cord, Sacral
- Cords, Sacral
- Sacral Cords
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Cord" by people in Profiles.
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Decompression with or without Duraplasty for Chiari I and Syringomyelia. N Engl J Med. 2026 May 28; 394(20):2015-2025.
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Diffusion-weighted imaging of the spinal cord in children after prenatal myelomeningocele repair. Pediatr Radiol. 2026 Apr; 56(4):880-893.
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The hidden toll: Atrophy of key central nervous system relays in African American women with multiple sclerosis. J Neuroimmunol. 2025 Dec 15; 409:578776.
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Imaging Changes With or Without Neurologic Symptoms After Proton Therapy in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumors: Initial Experience of the Dutch National Cohort. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2026 02 01; 124(2):376-386.
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Distributed battery-free bioelectronic implants with improved network power transfer efficiency via magnetoelectrics. Nat Biomed Eng. 2026 Mar; 10(3):532-544.
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Spinal Cord Stroke in the Pediatric Population: A Clinical Overview. Pediatr Neurol. 2025 Sep; 170:38-42.
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Sex-specific astrocyte regulation of spinal motor circuits by Nkx6.1. Cell Rep. 2025 01 28; 44(1):115121.
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Endocisternal interfaces for minimally invasive neural stimulation and recording of the brain and spinal cord. Nat Biomed Eng. 2025 Jun; 9(6):896-904.
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Respiratory neuropathology in spinocerebellar ataxia type 7. JCI Insight. 2024 07 18; 9(18).
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Syndrome of anterior neural stalk, vertebral abnormality, enteric duplication cyst, and diaphragmatic hernia related to persistent ventral neurenteric canal: report of two cases. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 12; 39(12):3341-3348.