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SynthesisThe neuroradiology journal2026

Middle meningeal artery embolization versus standard of care for chronic subdural hematoma: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Ali Mortezaei, Nadir Al-Saidi, Kiana Yahyaei, Ahmed Abdelsalam, Luis Guada Delgado, Joshua Hanna, Adam A Dmytriw, Redi Rahmani, Adib A Abla, Robert M Starke

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Synthesis in The neuroradiology journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ali MortezaeiStudent Research Committee, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-7217-3264
Nadir Al-SaidiCollege of Medicine, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA.
Kiana YahyaeiStudent Research Committee, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.
Ahmed AbdelsalamSchool of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Radiology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Luis Guada DelgadoSchool of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Radiology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Joshua HannaSchool of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Radiology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Adam A DmytriwNeuroendovascular Program, Massachusetts General Hospital & Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0131-5699
Redi RahmaniDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
Adib A AblaSchool of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Radiology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Robert M StarkeSchool of Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Radiology, Neurosciences, Pharmacology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.

Funding

Miami Clinical and Translational Science InstituteUL1TR002736 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI CARRASQUILLO, OLVEEN, KOBETZ, ERIN N · 2018 to 2022
$23.2M
Institutional Career Development CoreKL2TR002737 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI RUNDEK, TATJANA, SCOTT, GWENDOLYN BARBARA · 2018 to 2022
$3.6M
Endothelial cell dysfunction in cerebral aneurysm pathogenesisR01NS111119 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI STARKE, ROBERT MICHAEL · 2020 to 2024
$2.4M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR002737NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002736NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS111119
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BackgroundThe safety and efficacy of the middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) in patients with non-acute or chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) has significant reporting within recent literature, however, mainly in the form of observational data.MethodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis including all available randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that compared MMAE in addition to standard of care (SOC) versus SOC alone for cSDH. The primary outcome was the rate of recurrence and reoperation. Secondary outcomes included serious adverse events (SAEs), mortality rate, independent ambulation (modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score 0

Indexed as

Embolization, TherapeuticHematoma, Subdural, ChronicMeningeal ArteriesStandard of CareHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRecurrenceTreatment Outcomechronic subdural hematomaMiddle meningeal artery embolizationnon-acute subdural hematomarandomized controlled trial

Identifiers

PMID41118661
PMCPMC12540358

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