"Spasm" 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.
An involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. Spasms may involve SKELETAL MUSCLE or SMOOTH MUSCLE.
| Descriptor ID |
D013035
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.613.750 C23.888.592.608.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Spasm- Spasm
- Spasms
- Muscle Spasm
- Muscle Spasms
- Spasm, Muscle
- Spasms, Muscle
- Muscular Spasm
- Muscular Spasms
- Spasm, Muscular
- Spasms, Muscular
Spasm, Generalized- Spasm, Generalized
- Generalized Spasm
- Generalized Spasms
- Spasms, Generalized
Spasm, Ciliary Body- Spasm, Ciliary Body
- Ciliary Body Spasm
- Ciliary Body Spasms
- Spasms, Ciliary Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spasm" by people in Profiles.
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What's eating you? Tarantulas (Theraphosidae). Cutis. 2011 Jan; 87(1):10-2.
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Progressive cervical kyphosis associated with botulinum toxin injection. South Med J. 2006 Aug; 99(8):888-91.
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Papaverine delivery to the internal mammary artery pedicle effectively treats spasm. Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Oct; 78(4):1295-8.
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Solid-state computerized manometry improves diagnostic yield in pharyngeal dysphagia: simultaneous videoradiography and manometry in dysphagia patients with normal barium swallows. Abdom Imaging. 1995 May-Jun; 20(3):230-5.
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Motility disorders of the esophagus. Compr Ther. 1988 Jan; 14(1):19-23.
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Radiologic and manometric correlation in "nutcracker esophagus". AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1986 Oct; 147(4):692-5.
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Diagnosis of noncardiac chest pain in older patients. Geriatrics. 1985 Oct; 40(10):61-3, 67, 70 passim.
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Esophageal motility disorders. Am J Med Sci. 1985 Aug; 290(2):61-9.
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Carotid arteriospasm. Laryngoscope. 1985 Aug; 95(8):942-4.
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Esophageal radionuclide transit tests. Potential false-positive results. Clin Nucl Med. 1984 Dec; 9(12):679-83.