"Optic Chiasm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The X-shaped structure formed by the meeting of the two optic nerves. At the optic chiasm the fibers from the medial part of each retina cross to project to the other side of the brain while the lateral retinal fibers continue on the same side. As a result each half of the brain receives information about the contralateral visual field from both eyes.
| Descriptor ID |
D009897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.730.317.578 A08.800.800.120.680.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Optic Chiasm- Optic Chiasm
- Chiasm, Optic
- Chiasms, Optic
- Optic Chiasms
- Optic Chiasma
- Chiasma, Optic
- Chiasmas, Optic
- Optic Chiasmas
- Optic Decussation
- Decussation, Optic
- Decussations, Optic
- Optic Decussations
- Chiasma Opticum
- Chiasma Opticums
- Opticum, Chiasma
- Opticums, Chiasma
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Optic Chiasm" by people in Profiles.
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Does Wilbrand's Knee Exist? J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Mar 01; 44(1):125-128.
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Visual Loss as the Presenting Manifestation of Leptomeningeal Spread of Glioblastoma Multiforme to the Optic Chiasm. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Mar 01; 44(1):e49-e51.
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Chiasmitis Secondary to Neuromyelitis Optica 25 Years After Initial Optic Neuritis. J Neuroophthalmol. 2019 12; 39(4):515-517.
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma of the optic chiasm. Can J Ophthalmol. 2019 06; 54(3):e134-e140.
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Visual Findings in Chiasmal Syndromes. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2016; 56(1):1-27.
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Endonasal endoscopic transsphenoidal chiasmapexy using a clival cranial base cranioplasty for visual loss from massive empty sella following macroprolactinoma treatment with bromocriptine: case report. J Neurosurg. 2016 Apr; 124(4):1025-31.
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How to achieve the best possible outcomes in the management of retroinfundibular craniopharyngiomas? World Neurosurg. 2014 Nov; 82(5):614-6.
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Development of a modified head and neck quality assurance phantom for use in stereotactic radiosurgery trials. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2013 Jul 08; 14(4):4313.
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Pilocytic astrocytoma: a disease with evolving molecular heterogeneity. J Child Neurol. 2013 May; 28(5):625-32.
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Spontaneous involution of Rathke cleft cysts: is it rare or just underreported? J Neurosurg. 2010 Jun; 112(6):1327-32.