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ReviewTopics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation2021

Pathophysiology of Neurogenic Obesity After Spinal Cord Injury.

David R Gater, Gary J Farkas, Eduard Tiozzo

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Review in Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David R GaterDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Gary J FarkasDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Eduard TiozzoDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
University of Miami · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) have a unique physiology characterized by sarcopenia, neurogenic osteoporosis, neurogenic anabolic deficiency, sympathetic dysfunction, and blunted satiety associated with their SCI, all of which alter energy balance and subsequently body composition. The distinct properties of "neurogenic obesity" place this population at great risk for metabolic dysfunction, including systemic inflammation, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the relationship between neurogenic obesity and the metabolic syndrome after SCI, highlighting the mechanisms associated with adipose tissue pathology and those respective comorbidities. Additionally, representative studies of persons with SCI will be provided to elucidate the severity of the problem and to prompt greater vigilance among SCI specialists as well as primary care providers in order to better manage the epidemic from a public health perspective.

Indexed as

HumansMetabolic SyndromeObesitySpinal Cord Injuriesdyslipidemiaglucose intolerancehypertensionmetabolic syndromeobesityspinal cord injury

Identifiers

PMID33814879
PMCPMC7983633
OpenAlexW3137435864

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