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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Giant arachnoid granulation with a thrombosed dural arteriovenous fistula.

Lakshmikanth Halegubbi Karegowda, Kadavigere Rajagopal, Suresh Kanase Krishnamurthy, Shivarajkumar Lakshmana

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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, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Giant Arachnoid Granulations: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lakshmikanth Halegubbi KaregowdaRadiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4091-6251
Kadavigere RajagopalRadiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3486-8740
Suresh Kanase KrishnamurthyRadiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9703-5485
Shivarajkumar LakshmanaRadiodiagnosis, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0639-7312
Manipal Academy of Higher Education · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arachnoid granulations are common incidentally detected small dural lesions which are usually asymptomatic and follow cerebrospinal fluid density/signal intensity on CT/MRI. Such lesions reaching a size of more than 1 cm are termed as giant arachnoid granulations (GAGs) which have been previously reported to cause venous hypertension and headaches. We report a case of GAG involving the proximal half of the superior sagittal sinus in a 45-year-old male patient which was associated with left temporal thrombosed dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF) whose thrombosed draining veins were seen converging towards the site of GAG. The patient presented with three episodes of generalised tonic-clonic seizures and improved with conservative treatment. No reports of such association of GAG with AVF is available in the literature, and we believe it could have occurred due to venous hypertension induced by GAG.

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Temporal ArteriesArachnoidCentral Nervous System Vascular MalformationsGranulation TissueHumansMaleMiddle AgedThrombosisneuroimagingneurologyradiology

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PMID29950364
PMCPMC6020917
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