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Nerve root

Known as: nerve roots, nerves root, nerves roots 
One of the two bundles of nerve fibers (dorsal and ventral roots) emerging from the spinal cord that join to form each spinal nerve.
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CDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyNerve Root NeoplasmPeripheral Nerves

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Root of cranial nerveSpinal nerve root structure

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Nerve sheath tumors involving the sacrum Case report and classification scheme
en, et al., found only 35 (7%) of 557 intraspinal tumors involving the sacrum. It has been estimated that these tumors occur in… 
2005
2005
Case report and description of operative technique
U Chordomas are locally aggressive neoplasms with an extremely high propensity to recur locally following resection, despite… 
1984
1984
Intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the cervical spine. Case report.
A case is reported of a 45-year-old man who developed quadriplegia following a trivial motor-vehicle accident. Investigation… 
1983
1983
Bursting neurons command consummatory feeding behavior and coordinated visceral receptivity in the predatory mollusk Pleurobranchaea
The identification of central neuronal loci that command complex and coordinated behavioral expression offers the opportunity to… 
1981
1981
Posttraumatic pseudomeningomyelocele (enlarging fracture?) in a vertebral body. Case report.
An unusual case is reported in which a posttraumatic peudomeningomyelocele developed over many years inside the body of a… 
1977
1977
Traumatic lumbosacral meningocele. Case report.
A case of traumatic avulsion of the L-5 and S-1 nerve roots is described. Surgical intervention was undertaken and long-term… 
1976
1976
The anatomy of the lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome.
Four elements of the nervous system may be involved in the production of the lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome. These are the… 
1968
1968
Redundant nerve roots as a cause of complete myelographic block. Case report.
Highly Cited
1947
Highly Cited
1947
DISEASE
Background: Little is known about patients who frequently visit the emergency department (ED) for acute exacerbation of chronic… 
Review
1933
Review
1933
SOLITARY NEUROFIBROMA OF THE PHARYNX
Tumors originating from the nervous system or containing nerve elements and presenting within the oral cavity or pharynx… 
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