"Platybasia" 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.
A developmental deformity of the occipital bone and upper end of the cervical spine, in which the latter appears to have pushed the floor of the occipital bone upward. (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D010985
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.099.742 C05.116.900.540 C05.660.207.720 C16.131.621.207.720
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| Concept/Terms |
Platybasia- Platybasia
- Platybasias
- Basilar Impression
- Basilar Impressions
- Impression, Basilar
- Impressions, Basilar
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Platybasia" by people in Profiles.
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An extreme case of basilar invagination in rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical spine. Orthopedics. 2004 May; 27(5):518-9.
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Application of behavioral principles in the management of suffocation phobia: a case study of chronic respiratory failure. Int J Psychiatry Med. 1989; 19(3):281-9.