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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2020

Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Neurodegenerative Disorders.

Marco Pellegrini, Aldo Vagge, Lorenzo Ferro Ferro Desideri, Federico Bernabei, Giacinto Triolo, Rodolfo Mastropasqua, Chiara Del Del Noce, Enrico Borrelli, Riccardo Sacconi, Claudio Iovino and 3 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
46citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

46 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 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

13 authors at 9 institutions in 2 countries.

Marco PellegriniOphthalmology Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6419-6941
Aldo VaggeUniversity Eye Clinic, DINOGMI, Polyclinic Hospital San Martino IRCCS, 16132 Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9346-9267
Lorenzo Ferro Ferro DesideriUniversity Eye Clinic, DINOGMI, Polyclinic Hospital San Martino IRCCS, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Federico BernabeiOphthalmology Unit, S. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, University of Bologna, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Giacinto TrioloOphthalmology Department, Fatebenefratelli and Ophthalmic Hospital, ASST-Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, 63631 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7681-8069
Rodolfo MastropasquaInstitute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41121 Modena, Italy.
Chiara Del Del NoceUniversity Eye Clinic, DINOGMI, Polyclinic Hospital San Martino IRCCS, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
Enrico BorrelliDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital San Raffaele, University Vita Salute San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Riccardo SacconiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital San Raffaele, University Vita Salute San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Claudio IovinoDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Eye Clinic, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1984-0555
Antonio Di Di ZazzoDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Matteo ForliniDomus Nova Hospital, 48121 Ravenna, Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedale dello Stato della Repubblica di San Marino, 47893 Città di San Marino, San Marino.
Giuseppe GiannaccareDepartment of Ophthalmology, University "Magna Graecia", 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2617-0289
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino · ITUniversity of Bologna · ITVita-Salute San Raffaele University · ITASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco · ITMagna Graecia University · ITOspedale di Stato della Repubblica di San Marino · SMUniversità Campus Bio-Medico · ITUniversity of Cagliari · ITUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retinal microcirculation shares similar features with cerebral small blood vessels. Thus, the retina may be considered an accessible 'window' to detect the microvascular damage occurring in the setting of neurodegenerative disorders. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) is a non-invasive imaging modality providing depth resolved images of blood flow in the retina, choroid, and optic nerve. In this review, we summarize the current literature on the application of OCT-A in glaucoma and central nervous system conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis. Future directions aiming at evaluating whether OCT-A can be an additional biomarker for the early diagnosis and monitoring of neurodegenerative disorders are also discussed.

Indexed as

Alzheimer’s diseaseglaucomamultiple sclerosisneurodegenerative disordersoptical coherence tomography angiographyParkinson’s disease

Identifiers

PMID32498362
PMCPMC7356677
OpenAlexW3033144628

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