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ReviewThe Journal of international medical research2023

Diagnosis and treatment status of suprasellar optic pathway cavernous malformations.

Songbai Xu, Liu Yang

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Review in The Journal of international medical research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Songbai XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, P.R. China.
Liu YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0009-0560-3840
Jilin University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cerebral cavernous malformations constitute a subtype of cerebral vascular malformation typically located in the cerebral cortex. However, their occurrence in the suprasellar optic pathway is relatively rare. There is some uncertainty surrounding the clinical diagnostic methods and optimal treatment strategies specific to suprasellar optic pathway cavernous malformations. In this narrative review, we retrospectively analyzed relevant literature related to suprasellar visual pathway cavernous malformations. We conducted a study involving 90 patients who were postoperatively diagnosed with cavernous malformations, including the 16-year-old male patient mentioned in this article. We have summarized crucial clinical data, including the patient age distribution, sex ratio, lesion locations, primary symptoms, and surgical approaches. The comprehensive analysis of this clinical information underscores the critical importance of timely intervention in relieving symptoms and improving neurological deficits in affected patients. These findings provide valuable guidance and insight for clinical practitioners and researchers dealing with this specific medical condition.

Indexed as

Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous SystemNervous System MalformationsAdolescentCerebral CortexHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleRetrospective Studiescavernous malformationdiagnosisOptic pathwayprognosistreatmentvascular abnormality

Identifiers

PMID38147640
PMCPMC10752090
OpenAlexW4390222851

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