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ArticleKorean journal of neurotrauma2019

The Clock Is Ticking - Brain Atrophy in Case of Acute Trauma?

Alexandrina S Nikova, Georgios Sioutas, Konstantinos Kotopoulos, Dimitar Ganchev, Varvara Chatzipaulou, Theodossios Birbilis

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Article in Korean journal of neurotrauma, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alexandrina S NikovaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0800-6955
Georgios SioutasDepartment of Neurosurgery, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3937-4029
Konstantinos KotopoulosDepartment of Neurosurgery, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8069-959X
Dimitar GanchevDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital "Tsaritsa Yoanna" - ISUL, Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7370-6616
Varvara ChatzipaulouDemocritus University of Thrace, Medical School, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Theodossios BirbilisDepartment of Neurosurgery, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveBrain atrophy and brain herniation are gaining a lot of attention separately, but a limited amount of studies connected them together, and because of this, we are going to review and examine the subject in the current meta-analysis.

methodsThe authors collected data reporting brain atrophy of alcoholic and schizophrenic cause, as well as data on control patients, all of which was published on MEDLINE between 1996 and 2018. The included 11 articles were processed with a statistical program.

resultsWe found that the pericerebral space is unequal among the groups, while the intracranial volume is strongly correlated to the biggest foramen of the body. The effect of this inequality, however, is expressed in emergency cases, where the patients with brain atrophy will have more time before the final stage of brain herniation.

conclusionThe current study raises a controversial issue that requires careful investigation and high attention from the health care personnel.

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AtrophyBrain herniationBrain volumeForamen magnumInequalitiesProtection

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