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ArticleNeurology research international2013

Genetics of cerebral vasospasm.

Travis R Ladner, Scott L Zuckerman, J Mocco

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Article in Neurology research international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Genetic Insights into Cerebrovascular Disorders: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of vascular and interventional neurology · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Travis R LadnerVanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA.
Scott L Zuckerman
J Mocco
Vanderbilt University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebral vasospasm (CV) is a major source of morbidity and mortality in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). It is thought that an inflammatory cascade initiated by extravasated blood products precipitates CV, disrupting vascular smooth muscle cell function of major cerebral arteries, leading to vasoconstriction. Mechanisms of CV and modes of therapy are an active area of research. Understanding the genetic basis of CV holds promise for the recognition and treatment for this devastating neurovascular event. In our review, we summarize the most recent research involving key areas within the genetics and vasospasm discussion: (1) Prognostic role of genetics-risk stratification based on gene sequencing, biomarkers, and polymorphisms; (2) Signaling pathways-pinpointing key inflammatory molecules responsible for downstream cellular signaling and altering these mediators to provide therapeutic benefit; and (3) Gene therapy and gene delivery-using viral vectors or novel protein delivery methods to overexpress protective genes in the vasospasm cascade.

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PMID23691311
PMCPMC3649704
OpenAlexW2041482083

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