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Meanings of brainstem in English
The lowest part of the brain which is continuous with the spinal cord. It comprises the medulla oblongata, midbrain and pons.
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Examples for "brain stem"
Examples for "brain stem"
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Hydrocephalus was observed in 5 cases and brain stem invasion in four.
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The drug might take half an hour to reach the brain stem.
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That bruise is in the exact spot necessary to transect the brain stem.
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Glycine is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord and brain stem.
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It's growing at the base of his brain stem, and it's not curable.
Usage of brainstem in English
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A proposed model of addiction implicates ascending brainstem neuromodulatory systems, particularly dopamine.
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In the opsoclonus case, there was no evidence of a brainstem lesion.
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In the first group, viral RNA was detected only in the brainstem.
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The caveats and limitations of in vitro brainstem-spinal cord preparations are well-documented.
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TLE is associated with volume loss in brainstem regions involved in autonomic control.
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The study was performed to create an animal model for diffuse brainstem tumors.
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Nurses performed hearing tests on most newborns using automated auditory brainstem response equipment.
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Structural MRI was used to quantify brainstem shape at term-equivalent age.
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OT and SVV tilts are therefore sensitive signs in acute unilateral brainstem disorders.
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Anatomical and functional evidence supports a PFC control of the brainstem monoaminergic systems.
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Little is known so far about brainstem involvement in MOG-IgG-positive patients.
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It is known that the brainstem cholinergic system is activated during REM sleep.
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They send fibers that terminate in various areas of the brainstem.
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This is an uncommon presentation of benign brainstem hemorrhage simulating transient ischemic attack.
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Adult brainstem astrocytomas are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignancies.
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These findings could be the expression of an early brainstem impairment in autism.
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