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ReviewBrain circulation

Translating regenerative medicine techniques for the treatment of epilepsy.

Takao Yasuhara, Isao Date, M Grant Liska, Yuji Kaneko, Fernando L Vale

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Review in Brain circulation. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 89% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Takao YasuharaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama, Japan.
Isao DateDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama, Japan.
M Grant LiskaDepartment of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Yuji KanekoDepartment of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Fernando L ValeDepartment of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, USF Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
University of South Florida · USOkayama University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy is considered a chronic neurological disorder and is accompanied by persistent and diverse disturbances in electrical brain activity. While antiepileptic pharmaceuticals are still the predominant treatment for epilepsy, the advent of numerous surgical interventions has further improved outcomes for patients. Despite these advancements, a subpopulation continues to experience intractable seizures which are resistant to current conventional and nonconventional therapeutic options. In this review, we begin with an introduction to the clinical presentation of epilepsy before discussing the clinically relevant laboratory models of epilepsy. Finally, we explore the implications of regenerative medicine - including cell therapy, neuroprotective agents, and electrical stimulation - for epilepsy, supplemented with our laboratory's data. This paper is a review article. Referred literature in this paper has been listed in the references section. The datasets supporting the conclusions of this article are available online by searching various databases, including PubMed. Some original points in this article come from the laboratory practice in our research center and the authors' experiences.

Indexed as

Central nervous system disorderselectrical stimulationepilepsyneurogenesisneuroprotective agentsregenerative medicinestem-cell therapy

Identifiers

PMID30276318
PMCPMC6057691
OpenAlexW2760840562

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