Pons
"Pons" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The front part of hindbrain that lies between MEDULLA OBLONGATA and the midbrain (MESENCEPHALON) ventral to the CEREBELLUM. It is composed of two parts, the dorsal and the ventral. Pons serves as a relay station for important neural pathways between the cerebellum to the CEREBRUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D011149
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.132.810.428.600 A08.186.211.865.428.600
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pons" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Pons" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pons" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Zhang L, Liu XH, Jin F, Liu MX, Zhang M, Zhang Y, Zhou DB, Zhang W. Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS) associated with or without lymphoma: Comparison of clinical features and risk factors suggestive of underlying lymphomas. J Clin Neurosci. 2019 Aug; 66:156-164.
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Rennert RC, Hoshide R, Calayag M, Kemp J, Gonda DD, Meltzer HS, Fukushima T, Day JD, Levy ML. Extended middle fossa approach to lateralized pontine cavernomas in children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 04; 21(4):384-388.
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Veerapandiyan A, Chaudhari A, Deo P, Ming X. Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS): A pediatric case report with six year follow-up. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2017 Oct; 17:95-98.