"Photophobia" 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.
Abnormal sensitivity to light. This may occur as a manifestation of EYE DISEASES; MIGRAINE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; MENINGITIS; and other disorders. Photophobia may also occur in association with DEPRESSION and other MENTAL DISORDERS.
| Descriptor ID |
D020795
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.751.941.661 C11.966.741 C23.888.592.763.941.661
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| Concept/Terms |
Photophobia- Photophobia
- Photophobias
- Light Sensitivity
- Light Sensitivities
- Sensitivities, Light
- Sensitivity, Light
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Photophobia" by people in Profiles.
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Dodick DW, Lipton RB, Ailani J, Lu K, Finnegan M, Trugman JM, Szegedi A. Ubrogepant for the Treatment of Migraine. N Engl J Med. 2019 12 05; 381(23):2230-2241.
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Dodick DW, Tepper SJ, Friedman DI, Gelfand AA, Kellerman DJ, Schmidt PC. Use of Most Bothersome Symptom as a Coprimary Endpoint in Migraine Clinical Trials: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the Pivotal ZOTRIP Randomized, Controlled Trial. Headache. 2018 Jul; 58(7):986-992.
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Marmura MJ, Silberstein SD. Current understanding and treatment of headache disorders: five new things. Neurology. 2011 Feb 15; 76(7 Suppl 2):S31-6.
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Silberstein S, Lipton R, Dodick D, Freitag F, Mathew N, Brandes J, Bigal M, Ascher S, Morein J, Wright P, Greenberg S, Hulihan J. Topiramate treatment of chronic migraine: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of quality of life and other efficacy measures. Headache. 2009 Sep; 49(8):1153-62.
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Lockley SW, Evans EE, Scheer FA, Brainard GC, Czeisler CA, Aeschbach D. Short-wavelength sensitivity for the direct effects of light on alertness, vigilance, and the waking electroencephalogram in humans. Sleep. 2006 Feb; 29(2):161-8.
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Silberstein SD, Elkind AH, Schreiber C, Keywood C. A randomized trial of frovatriptan for the intermittent prevention of menstrual migraine. Neurology. 2004 Jul 27; 63(2):261-9.
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Sridhar MS, Raber IM. Open-sky pupilloplasty during phakic penetrating keratoplasty to treat a fixed, dilated pupil. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2002 Mar; 28(3):404-6.
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Paparo LG, Rapuano CJ, Raber IM, Grewal S, Cohen EJ, Laibson PR. Phototherapeutic keratectomy for Schnyder's crystalline corneal dystrophy. Cornea. 2000 May; 19(3):343-7.