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Brain Stem

Known as: Brain Stems, Truncus encephali, Truncus Cerebri 
The part of the brain that connects the cerebral hemispheres with the spinal cord. It consists of the mesencephalon, pons, and medulla oblongata… 
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Review
1989
Review
1989
Brain life and brain death--the anencephalic as an explanatory example. A contribution to transplantation.
The current debate regarding the suitability of anencephalics as organ donors is due primarily to misunderstandings. The… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Loss of accommodation produced by peristriate lesion in man?
We observed a bilateral accommodative paresis associated with a spontaneous parieto-occipital hematoma in a 37-year old patient… 
1988
1988
Monoclonal antibody identification of a 100-kDa membrane protein in HeLa cells and human spinal cord involved in poliovirus attachment.
Unique receptor sites for poliovirus are considered to be the primary determinant of the virus' cell and tissue-type specificity… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Evidence for sensory-selective set in young infants.
The existence of low-level filtering of sensory input is a point of debate among cognitive theorists. This present study suggests… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
(+)-Amphetamine binding to rat hypothalamus: relation to anorexic potency for phenylethylamines.
Saturable and stereospecific binding sites for (+)-[3H]amphetamine were demonstrated in membrane preparations from rat brain. The… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Acanthamoebiasis and Immunosuppression Case Report
Immunosuppression and debilitating illnesses are occasionally associated with multifocal brain lesions of Acanthamoebiasis, an… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Brain stem auditory evoked responses in children.
Evaluation of the peripheral auditory system was attempted in 81 infants and children using an electrophysiological response, the… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Changes in body temperature of the unanaesthetized monkey produced by sodium and calcium ions perfused through the cerebral ventricles
1. In the unanaesthetized Rhesus monkey, solutions containing sodium, calcium, potassium or magnesium in excess of the normal… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Some psychopharmacological effects of atropine; preliminary investigation of broadened attention.
Introduction On the basis of data in the preceding paper, 1 we suspect that the focus of attention is influenced by changes in… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
INFANTILE SUBACUTE NECROTIZING EXCEPHALOPATHY WITH PREDILECTION FOR THE BRAIN STEM
Much progress has been made during the past quarter century in the clarifi­ cation of the diseases encountered in the brains of… 
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