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ArticleEpilepsia open2017

Pathogenic potential of antibodies to the GABA

Anjan Nibber, Edward O Mann, Philippa Pettingill, Patrick Waters, Sarosh R Irani, Dimitri M Kullmann, Angela Vincent, Bethan Lang

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Article in Epilepsia open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Parallel roles of neuroinflammation in feline and human epilepsies.Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) · 2022
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  16. The organizing principle of GABABasic & clinical pharmacology & toxicology · 2020
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  19. Hippocampal epileptogenesis in autoimmune encephalitis.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2019
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  20. GABABMC neurology · 2019
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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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anjan NibberNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford United Kingdom.
Edward O MannDepartment of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics University of Oxford Oxford United Kingdom.
Philippa PettingillNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford United Kingdom.
Patrick WatersNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford United Kingdom.
Sarosh R IraniNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford United Kingdom.
Dimitri M KullmannInstitute of Neurology University College London London United Kingdom.
Angela VincentNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford United Kingdom.
Bethan LangNuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences University of Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford United Kingdom.
University of Oxford · GBJohn Radcliffe Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0801316Medical Research Council G116/147Medical Research Council MR/L01095X/1Wellcome Trust 084655Wellcome Trust 104079
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

GABA

Indexed as

AutoantibodiesAutoimmune encephalitisEpilepsyGABABRWhole‐cell recordings

Identifiers

PMID29588966
PMCPMC5862107
OpenAlexW2710845928

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