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ReviewInterventional neurology2016

The Role of Catheter Angiography in the Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Vasculitis.

Randall C Edgell, Ahmed E Sarhan, Jazba Soomro, Collin Einertson, Joanna Kemp, Peyman Shirani, Theodore K Malmstrom, Jeroen Coppens

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Review in Interventional neurology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Randall C EdgellDepartment of Neurology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Mo, USA.
Ahmed E SarhanDepartment of Neurology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Mo, USA.
Jazba SoomroDepartment of Neurology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Mo, USA.
Collin EinertsonDepartment of DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind., USA.
Joanna KempDepartment of Neurosurgery, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Mo, USA.
Peyman ShiraniDepartment of Neurology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Mo, USA.
Theodore K MalmstromDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Mo, USA.
Jeroen CoppensDepartment of Neurosurgery, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Mo, USA.
Neurology, Inc · USDePauw University · USUCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCentral nervous system vasculitis (CNSV) is a rare disorder, the pathophysiology of which is not fully understood. It involves a combination of inflammation and thrombosis. CNSV is most commonly associated with headache, gradual changes in mental status, and focal neurological symptoms. Diagnosis requires the effective use of history, laboratory testing, imaging, and biopsy. Catheter angiography can be a powerful tool in the diagnosis when common and low-frequency angiographic manifestations of CNSV are considered. We review these manifestations and their place in the diagnostic algorithm of CNSV. SUMMARY: We reviewed the PubMed database for case series of CNSV that included 5 or more patients. Demographic and angiographic findings were collected. Angiographic findings were dichotomized between common and low-frequency findings. A system for incorporating these findings into clinical decision-making is proposed. KEY MESSAGE: CNSV is a diagnostic challenge due to the absence of a true gold standard test. In the absence of such a test, catheter angiography remains a central piece of the diagnostic puzzle when appropriately employed and interpreted.

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AngiitisAngiographyPrimary central nervous system vasculitisVasculitis

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PMID27781050
PMCPMC5075817
OpenAlexW2493476533

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