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ReviewBehavioural neurology2016

Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury and Autism: Elucidating Shared Mechanisms.

Rahul Singh, Ryan C Turner, Linda Nguyen, Kartik Motwani, Michelle Swatek, Brandon P Lucke-Wold

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Review in Behavioural neurology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 17 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rahul SinghDepartment of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.
Ryan C TurnerDepartment of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5523-0645
Linda NguyenDepartment of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.
Kartik MotwaniDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Florida School of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Michelle SwatekDepartment of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
Brandon P Lucke-WoldDepartment of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6577-4080
West Virginia University · USNorth Carolina State University · USUniversity of Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are two serious conditions that affect youth. Recent data, both preclinical and clinical, show that pediatric TBI and ASD share not only similar symptoms but also some of the same biologic mechanisms that cause these symptoms. Prominent symptoms for both disorders include gastrointestinal problems, learning difficulties, seizures, and sensory processing disruption. In this review, we highlight some of these shared mechanisms in order to discuss potential treatment options that might be applied for each condition. We discuss potential therapeutic and pharmacologic options as well as potential novel drug targets. Furthermore, we highlight advances in understanding of brain circuitry that is being propelled by improved imaging modalities. Going forward, advanced imaging will help in diagnosis and treatment planning strategies for pediatric patients. Lessons from each field can be applied to design better and more rigorous trials that can be used to improve guidelines for pediatric patients suffering from TBI or ASD.

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PediatricsPractice Guidelines as TopicAnimalsAutistic DisorderBrainBrain InjuriesBrain Injuries, TraumaticHumans

Identifiers

PMID28074078
PMCPMC5198096
OpenAlexW2562070506

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