Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25981889›Full record

ReviewExperimental neurology2016

Current status of fluid biomarkers in mild traumatic brain injury.

Jacqueline R Kulbe, James W Geddes

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Review in Experimental neurology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
55citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

55 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 123 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Serum Biomarkers in Paediatric Neurosurgery: Traumatic Brain Injury and Beyond.Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery · 2026
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  14. Traumatic Brain Injury Biomarkers, Simulations and Kinetics.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jacqueline R KulbeSpinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536-0509, USA,; Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536-0509, USA.
James W GeddesSpinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536-0509, USA,; Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536-0509, USA. Electronic address: jgeddes@uky.edu.
University of Kentucky · US

Funding

UK Spinal Cord &Brain Injury Research Center Core GrantP30NS051220 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI HALL, EDWARD D. · 2005 to 2015
$6.4M
Role of calpastatin in modulating function following TBIP01NS058484 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI HALL, EDWARD D. · 2007 to 2011
$4.8M
Cyclophilin D as a Therapeutic Target following Traumatic Brain InjuryR01NS062993 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI GEDDES, JAMES W., SULLIVAN, PATRICK G · 2009 to 2013
$1.6M
Novel Biomarkers of TBI Identified Using Phage DisplayR21NS084088 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI GEDDES, JAMES W. · 2014 to 2015
$413k
NINDS NIH HHS P01 NS058484NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS051220NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS062993NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS084088
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) affects millions of people annually and is difficult to diagnose. Mild injury is insensitive to conventional imaging techniques and diagnoses are often made using subjective criteria such as self-reported symptoms. Many people who sustain a mTBI develop persistent post-concussive symptoms. Athletes and military personnel are at great risk for repeat injury which can result in second impact syndrome or chronic traumatic encephalopathy. An objective and quantifiable measure, such as a serum biomarker, is needed to aid in mTBI diagnosis, prognosis, return to play/duty assessments, and would further elucidate mTBI pathophysiology. The majority of TBI biomarker research focuses on severe TBI with few studies specific to mild injury. Most studies use a hypothesis-driven approach, screening biofluids for markers known to be associated with TBI pathophysiology. This approach has yielded limited success in identifying markers that can be used clinically, additional candidate biomarkers are needed. Innovative and unbiased methods such as proteomics, microRNA arrays, urinary screens, autoantibody identification and phage display would complement more traditional approaches to aid in the discovery of novel mTBI biomarkers.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiomarkersBrain InjuriesHumansInflammation MediatorsMicroRNAsMilitary PersonnelPost-Concussion SyndromeBiomarkersInflammation MediatorsMicroRNAsBiofluidBiomarkersCerebral spinal fluidDiscoveryMild traumatic brain injuryNovelSerumUnbiased

Identifiers

PMID25981889
PMCPMC4699183
OpenAlexW2197374699

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