Optic Nerve Injuries

"Optic Nerve Injuries" 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.

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Injuries to the optic nerve induced by a trauma to the face or head. These may occur with closed or penetrating injuries. Relatively minor compression of the superior aspect of orbit may also result in trauma to the optic nerve. Clinical manifestations may include visual loss, PAPILLEDEMA, and an afferent pupillary defect.

Descriptor ID	D020221
MeSH Number(s)	C10.292.262.750 C10.292.700.475 C10.900.300.218.550 C11.640.530 C26.915.300.400.650
Concept/Terms	Optic Nerve Injuries Optic Nerve Injuries Injuries, Optic Nerve Injury, Optic Nerve Nerve Injuries, Optic Nerve Injury, Optic Optic Nerve Injury Optic Nerve Trauma Nerve Trauma, Optic Nerve Traumas, Optic Optic Nerve Traumas Trauma, Optic Nerve Traumas, Optic Nerve Trauma, Second Cranial Nerve Second Cranial Nerve Injuries Second Cranial Nerve Trauma Cranial Nerve II Injuries Optic Neuropathy, Traumatic Neuropathies, Traumatic Optic Neuropathy, Traumatic Optic Optic Neuropathies, Traumatic Traumatic Optic Neuropathies Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Optic Nerve Contusion Optic Nerve Contusion Contusion, Optic Nerve Contusions, Optic Nerve Nerve Contusion, Optic Nerve Contusions, Optic Optic Nerve Contusions Optic Nerve Transection Optic Nerve Transection Nerve Transection, Optic Nerve Transections, Optic Optic Nerve Transections Transection, Optic Nerve Transections, Optic Nerve Optic Nerve Avulsion Optic Nerve Avulsion Avulsion, Optic Nerve Avulsions, Optic Nerve Nerve Avulsion, Optic Nerve Avulsions, Optic Optic Nerve Avulsions

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Optic Nerve Injuries".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Cranial Nerve Diseases [C10.292]
Cranial Nerve Injuries [C10.292.262]
Optic Nerve Injuries [C10.292.262.750]
Optic Nerve Diseases [C10.292.700]
Optic Nerve Injuries [C10.292.700.475]
Trauma, Nervous System [C10.900]
Craniocerebral Trauma [C10.900.300]
Cranial Nerve Injuries [C10.900.300.218]
Optic Nerve Injuries [C10.900.300.218.550]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Optic Nerve Diseases [C11.640]
Optic Nerve Injuries [C11.640.530]
Wounds and Injuries [C26]
Trauma, Nervous System [C26.915]
Craniocerebral Trauma [C26.915.300]
Cranial Nerve Injuries [C26.915.300.400]
Optic Nerve Injuries [C26.915.300.400.650]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Optic Nerve Injuries".

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