Brain Injuries

"Brain Injuries" 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.

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Acute and chronic (see also BRAIN INJURIES, CHRONIC) injuries to the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, CEREBELLUM, and BRAIN STEM. Clinical manifestations depend on the nature of injury. Diffuse trauma to the brain is frequently associated with DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY or COMA, POST-TRAUMATIC. Localized injuries may be associated with NEUROBEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS; HEMIPARESIS, or other focal neurologic deficits.

Descriptor ID	D001930
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.199 C10.900.300.087 C26.260.118 C26.915.300.200
Concept/Terms	Brain Injuries Brain Injuries Brain Injury Injury, Brain Injuries, Brain Brain Injuries, Diffuse Brain Injuries, Diffuse Brain Injury, Diffuse Diffuse Brain Injuries Diffuse Brain Injury Injuries, Diffuse Brain Injury, Diffuse Brain Brain Injuries, Focal Brain Injuries, Focal Brain Injury, Focal Focal Brain Injury Injuries, Focal Brain Injury, Focal Brain Focal Brain Injuries Injuries, Acute Brain Injuries, Acute Brain Acute Brain Injury Brain Injury, Acute Injury, Acute Brain Brain Injuries, Acute Acute Brain Injuries Brain Lacerations Brain Lacerations Brain Laceration Laceration, Brain Lacerations, Brain Cortical Contusion Cortical Contusion Contusion, Cortical Contusions, Cortical Cortical Contusions Encephalopathy, Post-Concussive Encephalopathy, Post-Concussive Encephalopathies, Post-Concussive Encephalopathy, Post Concussive Post-Concussive Encephalopathies Post-Concussive Encephalopathy Post Concussive Encephalopathy Encephalopathy, Post-Traumatic Encephalopathy, Post-Traumatic Encephalopathies, Post-Traumatic Encephalopathy, Post Traumatic Post-Traumatic Encephalopathies Post-Traumatic Encephalopathy Post Traumatic Encephalopathy Brain Contusion Brain Contusion Brain Contusions Contusion, Brain Contusions, Brain Brain Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Traumatic Brain Injuries Injury, Brain, Traumatic Traumatic Encephalopathy Trauma, Brain Brain Trauma Brain Traumas Traumas, Brain Traumatic Brain Injury Encephalopathy, Traumatic Encephalopathies, Traumatic Traumatic Encephalopathies TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) TBIs (Traumatic Brain Injury)

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Brain Injuries".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Central Nervous System Diseases [C10.228]
Brain Diseases [C10.228.140]
Brain Injuries [C10.228.140.199]
Trauma, Nervous System [C10.900]
Craniocerebral Trauma [C10.900.300]
Brain Injuries [C10.900.300.087]
Wounds and Injuries [C26]
Craniocerebral Trauma [C26.260]
Brain Injuries [C26.260.118]
Trauma, Nervous System [C26.915]
Craniocerebral Trauma [C26.915.300]
Brain Injuries [C26.915.300.200]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Brain Injuries".

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Bar chart showing 70 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	2	2	4
2003	1	1	2
2004	2	0	2
2005	2	1	3
2006	2	0	2
2007	1	0	1
2008	4	0	4
2009	3	0	3
2010	3	2	5
2011	7	3	10
2012	4	1	5
2013	5	0	5
2014	6	1	7
2015	5	1	6
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	3	0	3
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1

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