Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29196364›Full record

ReviewClinical medicine (London, England)2017

Lesson of the month 2: Use of thrombolysis for ischaemic stroke in pregnancy - a case report and review of literature.

Asim Khan, Paris Hosseini, Branimir Nevajda, Sami Khan

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Review in Clinical medicine (London, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Stroke in Pregnancy: A Focused Update.Anesthesia and analgesia · 2020
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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.

Asim KhanBasildon University Hospital, Basildon and Thurrock NHS Foundation Trust.
Paris HosseiniUniversity College London Medical School, University College London.
Branimir NevajdaBasildon University Hospital, Basildon and Thurrock NHS Foundation Trust.
Sami KhanBasildon University Hospital, Basildon and Thurrock NHS Foundation Trust.
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A nine-week pregnant 33-year-old female presented with sudden-onset right-sided hemiparesis, hemisensory loss, dysarthria and homonymous hemianopia. She was known to have eleven previous miscarriages and used recreational drugs. A CT-head was unremarkable. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with an acute thromboembolic infarct and chose alteplase after counselling. During thrombolysis an ultrasound identified a foetus with no concerning features.  A post-thrombolysis CT revealed a left-sided posterior cerebral infarct. CT-venography, carotid Doppler, 72-hour Holter monitor, thrombophilia and an autoimmune screen were all normal. A transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated a mobile intra-atrial septum with a patent foramen ovale confirmed on bubble echocardiogram. Three days post-thrombolysis the patient requested a termination of pregnancy. A subsequent transvaginal ultrasound demonstrated a missed miscarriage for which the patient underwent evacuation of retained products of conception. Multidisciplinary care ensured that her sensorimotor deficit resolved grossly with only mild dysarthria and right-hand fine motor incoordination.

Indexed as

Abortion, HabitualAbortion, MissedAdultCerebral InfarctionEchocardiographyFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsForamen Ovale, PatentHumansPregnancyPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularPregnancy Trimester, FirstSmokingStrokeSubstance-Related DisordersThromboembolismFibrinolytic AgentsTissue Plasminogen Activator

Identifiers

PMID29196364
PMCPMC6297686
OpenAlexW2773290590

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