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ArticleNeuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press)2020

Herpes Simplex Virus 2 Meningoencephalitis-Associated Bilateral Optic Neuritis and Radiculitis.

William L Conte, Faten El Ammar, Asadolah Movahedan, Hassan A Shah, Jeffrey Nichols, Adil Javed

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Article in Neuro-ophthalmology (Aeolus Press), 2020. 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
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 38% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

William L ConteDepartment of Neurology, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Faten El AmmarDepartment of Neurology, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Asadolah MovahedanDepartment of Ophthalmology, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Hassan A ShahDepartment of Ophthalmology, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jeffrey NicholsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Adil JavedDepartment of Neurology, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
University of Chicago · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The most common ocular complication of herpes simplex virus (HSV) is acute retinal necrosis. We present a rare case of a patient with HSV-2 meningoencephalitis that developed severe vision-threatening optic neuritis. The patient was treated with steroids and IVIG, which allowed a rapid improvement in her vision.

Indexed as

encephalitisherpes simplex virusHSVmeningitismeningoencephalitisOptic neuritis

Identifiers

PMID32395172
PMCPMC7202427
OpenAlexW2911171615

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