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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Persistent Inflammation in Cerebral Palsy: Pathogenic Mediator or Comorbidity? A Scoping Review.

Madison C B Paton, Megan Finch-Edmondson, Russell C Dale, Michael C Fahey, Claudia A Nold-Petry, Marcel F Nold, Alexandra R Griffin, Iona Novak

Open access · goldAbstract readScoping Review
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Madison C B PatonCerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, Speciality of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2780-1193
Megan Finch-EdmondsonCerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, Speciality of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9628-5842
Russell C DaleChildren's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia.
Michael C FaheyDepartment of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3168, Australia.
Claudia A Nold-PetryDepartment of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3168, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7439-3834
Marcel F NoldDepartment of Paediatrics, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3168, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9682-4618
Alexandra R GriffinCerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, Speciality of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
Iona NovakCerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, Speciality of Child and Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6001-4867
The University of Sydney · AUHudson Institute of Medical Research · AUMonash University · AU

Funding

Fielding Foundation Fellowship 2017National Health and Medical Research Council 1173584
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research has established inflammation in the pathogenesis of brain injury and the risk of developing cerebral palsy (CP). However, it is unclear if inflammation is solely pathogenic and primarily contributes to the acute phase of injury, or if inflammation persists with consequence in CP and may therefore be considered a comorbidity. We conducted a scoping review to identify studies that analyzed inflammatory biomarkers in CP and discuss the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of CP and/or as a comorbidity. Twelve included studies reported a range of analytes, methods and biomarkers, including indicators of inflammatory status, immune function and genetic changes. The majority of controlled studies concluded that one or more systemic biomarkers of inflammation were significantly different in CP versus controls; most commonly serum or plasma cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor, Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10. In addition, differences in inflammation were noted in distinct subgroups of CP (e.g., those with varying severity). The available evidence supports the pathogenic role of inflammation and its ongoing role as a comorbidity of CP. This review shows that inflammation may persist for decades, driving functional impairment across development and into adulthood. However, inflammation is complex, thus further research will increase our understanding.

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biomarkercerebral palsycomorbidityinflammationscoping review

Identifiers

PMID36555983
PMCPMC9783203
OpenAlexW4312127105

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