"Neck Muscles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The neck muscles consist of the platysma, splenius cervicis, sternocleidomastoid(eus), longus colli, the anterior, medius, and posterior scalenes, digastric(us), stylohyoid(eus), mylohyoid(eus), geniohyoid(eus), sternohyoid(eus), omohyoid(eus), sternothyroid(eus), and thyrohyoid(eus).
| Descriptor ID |
D009334
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Neck Muscles- Neck Muscles
- Muscle, Neck
- Muscles, Neck
- Neck Muscle
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neck Muscles" by people in Profiles.
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Obana KK, Myers AY, Bennett JT, Siddiqui AA, Fan BB, Andras LM, Wren TAL, Skaggs DL. Bipolar sternocleidomastoid partial resection in pediatric patients case report: Technique and early outcomes. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Dec 27; 103(52):e40935.
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Lesser ER, Persons EM, Herrera M, Sanchez-Forteza A, Vergara SM, Kim CY, Cardona JJ, Kikuchi K, Tabira Y, Dumont AS, Iwanaga J, Tubbs RS, Samrid R. Trans-obliquus inferior capitis course of the greater occipital nerve: A potential cause of occipital neuralgia? Clin Anat. 2025 Oct; 38(7):786-790.
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Dawson T, Iwanaga J, Zou B, Anbalagan M, Dumont AS, Loukas M, Rowan BG, Tubbs RS. Transcription factor support for the dual embryological origin of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles. Clin Anat. 2024 Jan; 37(1):147-152.
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De Ravin E, Frost AS, Mady LJ, Newman JG. Transcervical styloidectomy for Eagle syndrome. Head Neck. 2022 06; 44(6):1492-1495.
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Mathkour M, Iwanaga J, Loukas M, Bui CJ, Dumont AS, Tubbs RS. Muscle Sparing C1-C2 Laminoplasty: Cadaveric Feasibility Study. World Neurosurg. 2021 03; 147:e234-e238.
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Caccese JB, Buckley TA, Tierney RT, Arbogast KB, Rose WC, Glutting JJ, Kaminski TW. Head and neck size and neck strength predict linear and rotational acceleration during purposeful soccer heading. Sports Biomech. 2018 Nov; 17(4):462-476.
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Blumenfeld AM, Silberstein SD, Dodick DW, Aurora SK, Brin MF, Binder WJ. Insights into the Functional Anatomy Behind the PREEMPT Injection Paradigm: Guidance on Achieving Optimal Outcomes. Headache. 2017 May; 57(5):766-777.
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Solomon DA, Brohl AS, Khan J, Miettinen M. Clinicopathologic features of a second patient with Ewing-like sarcoma harboring CIC-FOXO4 gene fusion. Am J Surg Pathol. 2014 Dec; 38(12):1724-5.
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Singh AK, Singh SK, Prasad KN, Singh A, Bajpai A, Rahman M, Rai RP, Gupta RK, Tripathi M, Husain N. Evaluation of ELISA, neck muscle, tongue and eyelid examinations for the diagnosis of swine cysticercosis in a highly endemic area of north India. Exp Parasitol. 2013 Jul; 134(3):313-7.
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Young WB. Blocking the greater occipital nerve: utility in headache management. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2010 Oct; 14(5):404-8.