"Phrenic Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The motor nerve of the diaphragm. The phrenic nerve fibers originate in the cervical spinal column (mostly C4) and travel through the cervical plexus to the diaphragm.
| Descriptor ID |
D010791
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.150.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Phrenic Nerve- Phrenic Nerve
- Nerve, Phrenic
- Nerves, Phrenic
- Phrenic Nerves
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phrenic Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Falconiero T, Viola A, LaGreca M, Yeung CM, Rihn J. Phrenic Nerve Palsy After Posterior Cervical Fusion: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Clin Spine Surg. 2025 06 01; 38(5):217-223.
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Gonzalez GA, Miao J, Porto G, Harrop J. Bilateral phrenic nerve palsy after posterior cervical decompression and fusion surgery: a rare event after surgery. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2023 08 12; 9(1):41.
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Sagalow ES, Ananth A, Alapati R, Fares E, Fast Z. Transvenous Phrenic Nerve Stimulation for Central Sleep Apnea. Am J Cardiol. 2022 10 01; 180:155-162.
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Gul F, Casey D, Mainigi S, Eiger G, Niroula A. A 65-Year-Old Woman With Dyspnea After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Chest. 2021 01; 159(1):e29-e33.
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Urban MW, Ghosh B, Block CG, Charsar BA, Smith GM, Wright MC, Li S, Lepore AC. Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase s Inhibitory Peptide Promotes Recovery of Diaphragm Function and Sprouting of Bulbospinal Respiratory Axons after Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2020 02 01; 37(3):572-579.
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Latreille J, Lindholm EB, Zlotolow DA, Grewal H. Thoracoscopic intercostal to phrenic nerve transfer for diaphragmatic reanimation in a child with tetraplegia. J Spinal Cord Med. 2021 05; 44(3):425-428.
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Nandra KS, Harari M, Price TP, Greaney PJ, Weinstein MS. Successful Reinnervation of the Diaphragm After Intercostal to Phrenic Nerve Neurotization in Patients With High Spinal Cord Injury. Ann Plast Surg. 2017 Aug; 79(2):180-182.
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Joseph S, Costanzo MR. A novel therapeutic approach for central sleep apnea: Phrenic nerve stimulation by the remede? System. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Mar; 206 Suppl:S28-34.
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Mirijello A, d'Angelo C, De Cosmo S, Addolorato G, Landolfi R. A rare cause of shortness of breath: relaxatio diaphragmatica. Intern Emerg Med. 2015 Dec; 10(8):1031-2.
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Martin M, Li K, Wright MC, Lepore AC. Functional and morphological assessment of diaphragm innervation by phrenic motor neurons. J Vis Exp. 2015 May 25; (99):e52605.