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ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2021

Standardization and digitization of clinical data in multiple sclerosis.

Marcus D'Souza, Athina Papadopoulou, Christophe Girardey, Ludwig Kappos

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Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. AI-assisted identification of disability patterns within identical EDSS grades.Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) · 2025
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  9. Consensus quality indicators for monitoring multiple sclerosis.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2024
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  13. Digital Twins for Multiple Sclerosis.Frontiers in immunology · 2021
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marcus D'SouzaNeurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine, Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland. marcus.dsouza@usb.ch.ORCID 0000-0001-5175-9541
Athina PapadopoulouNeurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine, Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Christophe GirardeyWega Informatik AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Ludwig KapposNeurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Departments of Medicine, Biomedicine and Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
University of Basel · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Standardization is necessary to ensure the reliability of clinical data and to enable longitudinal and cross-sectional comparisons of data obtained in different centres and countries. In patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), standardized clinical data are needed for monitoring of disability and for collecting real-world evidence for use in research. This Perspective describes attempts to improve the standardization and digitization of clinical data in MS, including digital electronic health recording systems and applications that attempt to offer a comprehensive assessment of patients' neurological deficits and their effects on daily life. Despite the challenges raised by regulatory, ethical and data-privacy considerations, the standardization and digitization of clinical data in MS is expected to generate new insights into the pathophysiology of the disease and to contribute to personalized patient care.

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Data AnalysisClinical Trials as TopicCross-Sectional StudiesHumansLongitudinal StudiesMultiple SclerosisReproducibility of Results

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PMID33452493
OpenAlexW3121280403

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