"Brain Diseases" 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.
Pathologic conditions affecting the BRAIN, which is composed of the intracranial components of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. This includes (but is not limited to) the CEREBRAL CORTEX; intracranial white matter; BASAL GANGLIA; THALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D001927
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140
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| Concept/Terms |
Brain Diseases- Brain Diseases
- Brain Disease
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Disorder
- Intracranial CNS Disorders
- Central Nervous System Intracranial Disorders
- CNS Disorders, Intracranial
- CNS Disorder, Intracranial
- Intracranial CNS Disorder
- Encephalon Diseases
- Encephalon Disease
- Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorders
- Central Nervous System Disorders, Intracranial
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Brain Diseases" by people in this website by year, and whether "Brain Diseases" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Epidemiology of Colpocephaly in the Texas Birth Defects Registry, 1999 to 2020. Am J Perinatol. 2025 Sep; 42(12):1610-1621.
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Plural molecular and cellular mechanisms of pore domain KCNQ2 encephalopathy. Elife. 2025 Jan 06; 13.
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AI-Assisted Post Contrast Brain MRI: Eighty Percent Reduction in Contrast Dose. Acad Radiol. 2025 Aug; 32(8):4767-4776.
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Clinical and genetic delineation of autosomal recessive and dominant ACTL6B-related developmental brain disorders. Genet Med. 2025 Apr; 27(4):101251.
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L-serine treatment in patients with GRIN-related encephalopathy: a phase 2A, non-randomized study. Brain. 2024 05 03; 147(5):1653-1666.
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Transplantation-Associated Altered Mentation and Encephalopathy: A New Classification for Acute Neurocognitive Changes Associated with Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation from the ASTCT Committee on Practice Guidelines. Transplant Cell Ther. 2024 07; 30(7):646-662.
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GABAergic/Glycinergic and Glutamatergic Neurons Mediate Distinct Neurodevelopmental Phenotypes of STXBP1 Encephalopathy. J Neurosci. 2024 04 03; 44(14).
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A multicenter registry study on percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation for pediatric disorders of gut-brain interaction. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 Apr; 78(4):817-826.
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Allelic strengths of encephalopathy-associated UBA5 variants correlate between in vivo and in vitro assays. Elife. 2023 12 11; 12.
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The aging gut: Symptoms compatible with disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) in older adults in the general population. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 02; 72(2):479-489.