Optic Chiasm
"Optic Chiasm" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The X-shaped structure formed by the meeting of the two optic nerves. At the optic chiasm the fibers from the medial part of each retina cross to project to the other side of the brain while the lateral retinal fibers continue on the same side. As a result each half of the brain receives information about the contralateral visual field from both eyes.
| Descriptor ID |
D009897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.120.680.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Optic Chiasm- Optic Chiasm
- Chiasm, Optic
- Chiasms, Optic
- Optic Chiasms
- Chiasma Opticum
- Chiasma Opticums
- Opticum, Chiasma
- Opticums, Chiasma
- Optic Chiasma
- Chiasma, Optic
- Chiasmas, Optic
- Optic Chiasmas
- Optic Decussation
- Decussation, Optic
- Decussations, Optic
- Optic Decussations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Optic Chiasm" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Karimaghaei C, Pakravan M, Charoenkijkajorn C, Lee VA, Lee AG. Visual Loss as the Presenting Manifestation of Leptomeningeal Spread of Glioblastoma Multiforme to the Optic Chiasm. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Mar 01; 44(1):e49-e51.
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Erkmen K, Aboud E, Al-Mefty O. Petrosal Approach for Giant Retrochiasmatic Craniopharyngioma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 05 13; 20(6):E420-E421.