"Atrophy" 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.
Decrease in the size of a cell, tissue, organ, or multiple organs, associated with a variety of pathological conditions such as abnormal cellular changes, ischemia, malnutrition, or hormonal changes.
| Descriptor ID |
D001284
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.300.070
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Atrophy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Atrophy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1999 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2008 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atrophy" by people in Profiles.
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Patterns of Longitudinal Regional Brain Atrophy in Patients With Different Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Clinical Variants. Neurology. 2025 Dec 23; 105(12):e214434.
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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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Clinical Characteristics and Progression of Pachychoroid Macular Atrophy in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy. Ophthalmol Retina. 2025 Oct; 9(10):984-993.
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Preoperative brain volume loss is associated with postoperative delirium in advanced heart failure patients supported by left ventricular assist device. Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 14; 15(1):8884.
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A Comparison of Therapy Adherence for Vocal Fold Atrophy and Chronic Cough. Laryngoscope. 2025 Jun; 135(6):2076-2080.
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Upper cervical spinal cord atrophy in MS: Sex, menopause, and neurodegeneration. Mult Scler. 2025 Mar; 31(3):278-289.
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Perimacular Atrophy Following Voretigene Neparvovec-Rzyl Treatment in the Setting of Previous Contralateral Eye Treatment With a Different Viral Vector. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2024 06 03; 13(6):11.
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Topographic analysis of local OCT biomarkers which predict progression to atrophy in age-related macular degeneration. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2024 Jul; 262(7):2083-2091.
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Biallelic MED27 variants lead to variable ponto-cerebello-lental degeneration with movement disorders. Brain. 2023 12 01; 146(12):5031-5043.
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Multimodal Analysis of Secondary Cerebellar Alterations After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 11 01; 6(11):e2343410.