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ArticleSurgical neurology international2019

Brain abscess caused by

James Pan, Allen L Ho, Arjun V Pendharkar, Eric S Sussman, May Casazza, Samuel H Cheshier, Gerald A Grant

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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

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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

James PanDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle WA, USA.
Allen L HoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Arjun V PendharkarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Eric S SussmanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
May CasazzaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Samuel H CheshierDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Gerald A GrantDepartment of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Stanford University · USHôpital Militaire Avicenne · MA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecurrent intracranial abscesses secondary to refractory otitis media present a challenge which demands multidisciplinary collaboration. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present the first known case of pediatric brain abscess caused by a polymicrobial infection of

conclusionSurgery is essential in the management of cerebral abscess both in agent identification and therapeutic drainage. Management of abscesses secondary to unusual and polymicrobial organisms often requires consultation from other medical and surgical specialties.

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Brain abscessneurologyneurosurgerypediatricspolymicrobial

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PMID31528373
PMCPMC6499463
OpenAlexW2930482092

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