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ArticleBMJ case reports2017

Lethal high: acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) triggered by toxic effect of synthetic cannabinoid

Kiran Samra, Ian S Boon, Gregory Packer, Saiju Jacob

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kiran SamraDepartment of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK.
Ian S BoonDepartment of Diabetes, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Gregory PackerClinical Decision Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Saiju JacobDepartment of Neurology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A previously well 25-year-old man presented with agitation, double incontinence and left-sided incoordination. His symptoms started after smoking a synthetic cannabinoid (

Indexed as

AdultCannabinoidsEncephalomyelitis, Acute DisseminatedGray MatterHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMethylprednisoloneSteroidsTreatment OutcomeWhite MatterCannabinoidsImmunoglobulins, IntravenousMethylprednisoloneSteroidsDrug misuse (including addiction)Intensive careNeuroimagingNeurologyToxicology

Identifiers

PMID28433979
PMCPMC5534782
OpenAlexW2606954209

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