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ReviewCureus2021

Utilization of Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteome Analysis in the Diagnosis of Meningioma: A Systematic Review.

Rabia Choudhary, Adil Elabbas, Abhishek Vyas, Darin Osborne, Himaja Dutt Chigurupati, Lawahiz F Abbas, Prathima Kampa, Farzana M H, Hooria Sarwar, Michael Alfonso

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Review in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 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

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rabia ChoudharyEmergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Neurology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Adil ElabbasRadiology, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Abhishek VyasFamily Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Darin OsborneInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Himaja Dutt ChigurupatiInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Lawahiz F AbbasResearch, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Prathima KampaInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Farzana M HInternal Medicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Hooria SarwarPsychiatry, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
Michael AlfonsoMedicine, California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology, Fairfield, USA.
California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meningiomas have been classified as the most commonly occurring primary brain tumors. Although the majority of meningiomas are benign and slow-progressing, the tumors that grow to a larger size are associated with various risks during surgical procedures. Early detection of meningiomas is crucial to the treatment as those detected early can be treated through non-invasive methods. Due to their benign nature, meningiomas contain homogeneous protein biomarkers that can be easily identified. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has a high protein composition which can be used to diagnose various brain tumors. Because CSF comes into direct contact with the brain during its functioning, it is one of the factors that makes it an important source of different biomarkers. An analysis of biochemical changes occurring in the CSF can be useful in assessing the condition of the periventricular white matter and the parenchyma. In this review, PubMed, Medline, PubMed Central, and Google Scholar were used to identify studies discussing meningiomas regarding their assessment, types, diagnosis, and treatment, with more attention directed towards the application of CSF proteome analysis in diagnosis. Priority was given to studies published within the last 15 years. The following keywords were used in the literature search: "cerebrospinal fluid," "meningiomas," "brain tumors," "primary brain tumors," "protein biomarkers," "proteome analysis," and "diagnosis." Subsequently, the 15 most relevant studies were selected for inclusion in the review. We excluded studies discussing different types of non-brain tumors as well as older articles. The selected studies also underwent a quality appraisal process using corresponding assessment tools. The selected articles were highly informative about meningiomas and the processes of diagnosis and treatment that are currently in use as well as those that are being developed or implemented. The use of CSF proteins in the diagnostic process is also discussed in this review. The studies also describe proteomics as a less invasive procedure that allows for the analysis of entire proteins and the projection of diagnostic images with higher resolutions that aid in the diagnosis.

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brain tumorscerebrospinal fluid (csf)csf proteinimaging biomarkermeningiomamicro rnaprimary or brain metastasisserum biomarkertarget protein biomarkers csf

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PMID34966627
PMCPMC8710292
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