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ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Optical Coherence Tomography and Optical Coherence Tomography with Angiography in Multiple Sclerosis.

Ioannis-Nikolaos Chalkias, Christos Bakirtzis, Demetrios Pirounides, Marina Kleopatra Boziki, Nikolaos Grigoriadis

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Review in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.8field-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

11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ioannis-Nikolaos ChalkiasDepartment of Ophthalmology, AHEPA University Hospital, 54626 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8444-7277
Christos BakirtzisMultiple Sclerosis Center, Second Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4737-3707
Demetrios PirounidesDepartment of Ophthalmology, AHEPA University Hospital, 54626 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4794-7659
Marina Kleopatra BozikiMultiple Sclerosis Center, Second Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6601-5163
Nikolaos GrigoriadisMultiple Sclerosis Center, Second Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4278-3301
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRAHEPA University Hospital · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory and neurodegenerative, potentially disabling disease of the central nervous system. OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) and OCT-A (Optical Coherence Tomography with Angiography) are imaging techniques for the retina and choroid that are used in the diagnosis and monitoring of ophthalmological conditions. Their use has recently expanded the study of several autoimmune disorders, including MS. Although their application in MS remains unclear, the results seem promising. This review aimed to provide insight into the most recent OCT and OCT-A findings in MS and may function as a reference point for future research. According to the current literature, the retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell-inner plexiform complex (GC-IPL) are significantly reduced in people with MS and are inversely correlated with disease duration. The use of OCT might help distinguish between MS and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD), as the latter presents with more pronounced thinning in both the RNFL and GC-IPL. The OCT-A findings in MS include reduced vessel density in the macula, peripapillary area, or both, and the enlargement of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) in the setting of optic neuritis. Additionally, OCT-A might be able to detect damage in the very early stages of the disease as well as disease progression in severe cases.

Indexed as

biomarkersmultiple sclerosisoptical coherence tomographyoptical coherence tomography with angiography

Identifiers

PMID35893208
PMCPMC9394264
OpenAlexW4287837688

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