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ArticlePediatric radiology2010

Raccoon roundworm encephalitis.

Pareen Mehta, Zachary Boyd, Brent Cully

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Article in Pediatric radiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Human infections with the raccoon roundworm,The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne · 2025
    Article
  2. Review
  3. Parasites and the conservation of small populations: The case of Baylisascaris procyonis.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2013
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Pareen MehtaUniversity of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Zachary Boyd
Brent Cully

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Raccoon roundworm encephalitis is a rare but devastating infection characterized by progressive neurological decline despite attempted therapy. Patients present with deteriorating neurological function, eosinophilia, and history of pica or geophagia resulting in ingestion of the parasite. Neuroimaging studies demonstrate nonspecific findings of progressive white matter inflammation and cortical atrophy.

Indexed as

AscaridoideaAnimalsAscaridida InfectionsBrainCentral Nervous System HelminthiasisEncephalitisFemaleHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingRaccoons

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