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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Cerebrofacial arteriovenous metameric syndrome with hypopituitarism: a rare association.

Justin Christopher Ng, Chinthaka Appuhamy, Wickly Lee

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cerebrofacial arteriovenous metameric syndrome: Case report and brief literature review.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2026
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  4. The cerebrofacial metameric syndromes: An embryological review and proposal of a novel classification scheme.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Justin Christopher NgDepartment of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore.
Chinthaka AppuhamyDepartment of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore.
Wickly LeeDepartment of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore.
National Neuroscience Institute · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Case of cerebrofacial arteriovenous metameric syndrome (CAMS) in a 9-year-old boy is described with arteriovenous malformation simultaneously involving the brain and face, with characteristic CAMS type 1 and 2 involvement. This patient demonstrates the wide spectrum of clinical manifestations of CAMS, and in this particular case, the patient exhibits features of hypopituitarism-an association that was not previously described in the literature to our knowledge. Awareness of the underlying embryological abnormality and recognition of resultant clinical and radiological presentations are paramount for diagnosis and treatment.

Indexed as

Cerebral AngiographyCerebellumChildConservative TreatmentCraniofacial AbnormalitiesDisease ProgressionHumansHypopituitarismIntracranial Arteriovenous MalformationsMaleinterventional radiologyneuroimagingneurosurgery

Identifiers

PMID29330274
PMCPMC5780589
OpenAlexW2783691304

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