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ReviewJournal of neuroscience research2021

Unconventional animal models for traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Nicole L Ackermans, Merina Varghese, Bridget Wicinski, Joshua Torres, Rita De Gasperi, Dylan Pryor, Gregory A Elder, Miguel A Gama Sosa, Joy S Reidenberg, Terrie M Williams and 1 more

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Review in Journal of neuroscience research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Persistent dysmorphology and dysfunction of the brain microvasculature following repeated trauma.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2026
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  7. Standardizing the lateral fluid percussion model of trauma in marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): regional vulnerability and inflammatory response.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas · 2026
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  9. Meningeal Lymphatic and Glymphatic Structures in a Pelagic Delphinid (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nicole L AckermansNash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8336-1888
Merina VargheseNash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Bridget WicinskiNash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Joshua TorresNash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Rita De GasperiFriedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Dylan PryorGeneral Medical Research Service, James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
Gregory A ElderFriedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Miguel A Gama SosaFriedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Joy S ReidenbergCenter for Anatomy and Functional Morphology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Terrie M WilliamsDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
Patrick R HofNash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Allen Institute for Brain Science · USJames J. Peters VA Medical Center · USMorpho (United States) · USUniversity of California, Santa Cruz · US

Funding

The Structural and Molecular Basis of Blast-Induced Vascular InjuryI01BX004067 · VA · JAMES J PETERS VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ELDER, GREGORY A. · 2019 to 2022
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Neurodegeneration following low-level blast exposureI01RX002660 · VA · JAMES J PETERS VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ELDER, GREGORY A. · 2018 to 2022
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FGF1 Treatment of Cerebral Vascular Degenerations in blast mTBII21RX002876 · VA · JAMES J PETERS VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI GAMA SOSA, MIGUEL A · 2018 to 2020
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Transcranial photobiomodulation therapy for treatment of blast-induced traumatic brain injury: A pilot study in a rat model of primary blastI21RX003019 · VA · JAMES J PETERS VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI ELDER, GREGORY A. · 2019 to 2020
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Treatment of the Chronic Blast-induced PTSD Phenotype with CapsaicinI21RX003459 · VA · JAMES J PETERS VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI GAMA SOSA, MIGUEL A · 2021 to 2022
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BLRD VA I01 BX004067RRD VA I01 RX002660RRD VA I21 RX002876RRD VA I21 RX003019RRD VA I21 RX003459
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the main causes of death worldwide. It is a complex injury that influences cellular physiology, causes neuronal cell death, and affects molecular pathways in the brain. This in turn can result in sensory, motor, and behavioral alterations that deeply impact the quality of life. Repetitive mild TBI can progress into chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative condition linked to severe behavioral changes. While current animal models of TBI and CTE such as rodents, are useful to explore affected pathways, clinical findings therein have rarely translated into clinical applications, possibly because of the many morphofunctional differences between the model animals and humans. It is therefore important to complement these studies with alternative animal models that may better replicate the individuality of human TBI. Comparative studies in animals with naturally evolved brain protection such as bighorn sheep, woodpeckers, and whales, may provide preventive applications in humans. The advantages of an in-depth study of these unconventional animals are threefold. First, to increase knowledge of the often-understudied species in question; second, to improve common animal models based on the study of their extreme counterparts; and finally, to tap into a source of biological inspiration for comparative studies and translational applications in humans.

Indexed as

Disease Models, AnimalAnimalsBirdsBrainBrain Injuries, TraumaticCaenorhabditis elegansCetaceaChronic Traumatic EncephalopathyDrosophilaHumansMiceRatsSheepSwineblast traumaconcussionCTETBItranslational medicine

Identifiers

PMID34255876
PMCPMC8596618
OpenAlexW3178715894

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