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ReviewNeurology international2022

The Clinical Utility of Leukoaraiosis as a Prognostic Indicator in Ischemic Stroke Patients.

Foteini Christidi, Dimitrios Tsiptsios, Anastasia Sousanidou, Stefanos Karamanidis, Sofia Kitmeridou, Stella Karatzetzou, Souzana Aitsidou, Konstantinos Tsamakis, Evlampia A Psatha, Efstratios Karavasilis and 3 more

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Review in Neurology international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 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

13 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Foteini ChristidiNeurology Department, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Dimitrios TsiptsiosNeurology Department, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1601-8788
Anastasia SousanidouNeurology Department, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2092-6313
Stefanos KaramanidisNeurology Department, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Sofia KitmeridouNeurology Department, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Stella KaratzetzouNeurology Department, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Souzana AitsidouNeurology Department, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Konstantinos TsamakisInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London SE5 8AF, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0063-8413
Evlampia A PsathaDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Efstratios KaravasilisMedical Physics Laboratory, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Christos KokkotisDepartment of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece.
Nikolaos AggelousisDepartment of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Komotini, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5108-7335
Konstantinos VadikoliasNeurology Department, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Democritus University of Thrace · GRKing's College London · GB

Funding

Action "Support for Regional Excellence" MIS 5047286Greece and the European Union (European Regional Development Fund).Operational Program "Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation" NSRFm2014-2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stroke constitutes a major cause of functional disability with increasing prevalence among adult individuals. Thus, it is of great importance for both clinicians and stroke survivors to be provided with a timely and accurate prognostication of functional outcome. A great number of biomarkers capable of yielding useful information regarding stroke patients' recovery propensity have been evaluated so far with leukoaraiosis being among them. Literature research of two databases (MEDLINE and Scopus) was conducted to identify all relevant studies published between 1 January 2012 and 25 June 2022 that dealt with the clinical utility of a current leukoaraiosis as a prognostic indicator following stroke. Only full-text articles published in English language were included. Forty-nine articles have been traced and are included in the present review. Our findings highlight the prognostic value of leukoaraiosis in an acute stroke setting. The assessment of leukoaraiosis with visual rating scales in CT/MRI imaging appears to be able to reliably provide important insight into the recovery potential of stroke survivors, thus significantly enhancing stroke management. Yielding additional information regarding both short- and long-term functional outcome, motor recovery capacity, hemorrhagic transformation, as well as early neurological deterioration following stroke, leukoaraiosis may serve as a valuable prognostic marker poststroke. Thus, leukoaraiosis represents a powerful prognostic tool, the clinical implementation of which is expected to significantly facilitate the individualized management of stroke patients.

Indexed as

ischemic strokeleukoaraiosisprognosisrecoveryrehabilitationwhite matter hyperintensities

Identifiers

PMID36412698
PMCPMC9680211
OpenAlexW4309287891

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