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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Neuromyelitis optica with unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis.

Sami Bennji, Diaeddin Sagar, Naeem Brey, Coenraad Koegelenberg

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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 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 33% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders in Africa: A Systematic Review.Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation · 2021
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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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sami BennjiDepartment of Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Diaeddin SagarRespiratory Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9732-4578
Naeem BreyDivision of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape town, South Africa.
Coenraad KoegelenbergDepartment of Medicine, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Stellenbosch University · ZAYahoo (United Kingdom) · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this case report, we describe the course of a female patient who is known to have neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and developed left hemiparesis and unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. She was initially treated with intravenous methylprednisolone 1 g daily for 5 days without improvement. Subsequently, she received five sessions of a plasmapheresis. Her hemiparesis had improved after few days. however, the phrenic nerve palsy remained.

Indexed as

AdultAutoantibodiesBiomarkersDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMethylprednisoloneNeuromyelitis OpticaParesisPlasmapheresisRespiratory ParalysisSecondary PreventionAutoantibodiesBiomarkersMethylprednisoloneneurologyrespiratory system

Identifiers

PMID30269091
PMCPMC6169650
OpenAlexW2894328131

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