"White Matter" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The region of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that appears lighter in color than the other type, GRAY MATTER. It mainly consists of MYELINATED NERVE FIBERS and contains few neuronal cell bodies or DENDRITES.
| Descriptor ID |
D066127
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.204 A08.186.854.880
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| Concept/Terms |
White Matter- White Matter
- Matter, White
- Matters, White
- White Matters
Cerebellar White Matter- Cerebellar White Matter
- Cerebellar White Matters
- Matter, Cerebellar White
- Matters, Cerebellar White
- White Matter, Cerebellar
- White Matters, Cerebellar
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2020 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "White Matter" by people in Profiles.
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Mapping the relationships between structural brain MRI characteristics and sleep electroencephalography patterns: the Multi-Ethnic Study of atherosclerosis. Sleep. 2025 Aug 14; 48(8).
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A whole-brain voxel-based analysis of structural abnormalities in PTSD: An ENIGMA-PGC study. Eur Psychiatry. 2025 Jul 22; 68(1):e97.
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Fixel-Based Analysis of Diffusion Imaging as a Quantitative Marker of Disease State in Spinocerebellar Ataxia. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2025 Sep; 12(9):1846-1857.
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Brain Microstructure Interrogation by Diffusion Tensor and Kurtosis Imaging in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Subtypes. J Neuroimaging. 2025 May-Jun; 35(3):e70062.
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Automated Segmentation of MRI White Matter Hyperintensities in 8421 Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Dec 09; 45(12):1885-1894.
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Association of Social Determinants of Health With Brain MRI Outcomes in Individuals With Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology. 2024 Dec 24; 103(12):e210140.
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APOE4 and age affect the brain entorhinal cortex structure and blood arachidonic acid and docosahexaenoic acid levels after mild TBI. Sci Rep. 2024 11 25; 14(1):29150.
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White Matter Hyperintensities and Mild TBI in Post-9/11 Veterans and Service Members. Mil Med. 2024 Nov 05; 189(11-12):e2578-e2587.
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Effects of white matter hyperintensity burden on functional outcome after mild versus moderate-to-severe ischemic stroke. Sci Rep. 2024 09 29; 14(1):22567.
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Oligodendroglial fatty acid metabolism as a central nervous system energy reserve. Nat Neurosci. 2024 Oct; 27(10):1934-1944.