SynthesisKorean journal of radiology2021
Diagnostic Yield of Diffusion-Weighted Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Transient Global Amnesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Quality Reporting of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis According to PRISMA 2020 Guidelines: Results from Recently Published Papers in theKorean journal of radiology · 2022Pooled it
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- Biplanar MRI significantly improves early detection of transient global amnesia.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Transient global amnesia and hippocampal diffusion restriction: an overlooked radiological finding.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2024Article
- Chronic hippocampal subfield damage in transient global amnesia revealed by 7T MRI: All is not reversible?The neuroradiology journal · 2024Article
- Detection of brain lesions after catheter ablation depends on imaging criteria: insights from AXAFA-AFNET 5 trial.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2023Article
- Disruption in normal correlational patterns of metabolic networks in the limbic circuit during transient global amnesia.Brain communications · 2023Article
- Forgetting the Unforgettable: Transient Global Amnesia Part II: A Clinical Road Map.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Diagnostic yield of diffusion-weighted brain MR imaging in patients with cognitive impairment: Large cohort study with 3,298 patients.PloS one · 2022Observational
- The Significance of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Transient Global Amnesia.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the diagnostic yield of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in patients with transient global amnesia (TGA) and identify significant parameters affecting diagnostic yield. MATERIALS AND
methodsA systematic literature search of the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases was conducted to identify studies that assessed the diagnostic yield of DWI in patients with TGA. The pooled diagnostic yield of DWI in patients with TGA was calculated using the DerSimonian-Laird random-effects model. Subgroup analyses were also performed of slice thickness, magnetic field strength, and interval between symptom onset and DWI.
resultsTwenty-two original articles (1732 patients) were included. The pooled incidence of right, left, and bilateral hippocampal lesions was 37% (95% confidence interval [CI], 30-44%), 42% (95% CI, 39-46%), and 25% (95% CI, 20-30%) of all lesions, respectively. The pooled diagnostic yield of DWI in patients with TGA was 39% (95% CI, 27-52%). The Higgins I² statistic showed significant heterogeneity (I² = 95%). DWI with a slice thickness ≤ 3 mm showed a higher diagnostic yield than DWI with a slice thickness > 3 mm (pooled diagnostic yield: 63% [95% CI, 53-72%] vs. 26% [95% CI, 16-40%],
conclusionThe pooled diagnostic yield of DWI in TGA patients was 39%. DWI obtained with a slice thickness ≤ 3 mm or an interval between symptom onset and DWI of > 24 to 96 hours could increase the diagnostic yield.
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