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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
2006
Review
2006
Pathophysiology of cervical myelopathy.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Death during transforaminal epidural steroid nerve root block (C7) due to perforation of the left vertebral artery.
Treatment for individuals suffering from migraines and pain due to an inflammation or impingement of a nerve range from… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Neurogenin 1 Null Mutant Ears Develop Fewer, Morphologically Normal Hair Cells in Smaller Sensory Epithelia Devoid of Innervation
The proneuronal gene neurogenin 1 (ngn1) is essential for development of the inner-ear sensory neurons that are completely absent… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Tumor Necrosis Factor α and Nucleus‐Pulposus‐Induced Nerve Root Injury
Study design. The effects of nucleus pulposus and various treatments to block tumor necrosis factor α activity were evaluated in… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Diagnosis and Operative Treatment of Intraforaminal and Extraforaminal Nerve Root Compression
The clinical, radiologic, and operative findings, and clinical results in 26 cases of foraminal nerve root involvement, each… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Morphology and physiology of cells in slice preparations of the dorsal cochlear nucleus of mice
  • D. OertelS. Wu
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1989
  • Corpus ID: 20986691
Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was injected into cells from which intracellular recordings were made in slices of the dorsal… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Sacral fractures: an important problem. Retrospective analysis of 236 cases.
Sacral fractures, often undiagnosed and untreated, frequently result in neurologic symptoms and deficits to the lower extremities… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
The mechanical properties of cat soleus muscle during controlled lengthening and shortening movements
1. By supplying pulses to different subdivisions of the ventral nerve roots in rotation, it was possible to obtain smooth… 
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… 
Highly Cited
1938
Highly Cited
1938
PERINEURIAL CYSTS OF THE SPINAL NERVE ROOTS
During the course of dissection of the filum terminale at autopsy in about 30 adults 5 cases of cysts (neither parasitic nor… 
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