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SynthesisFrontiers in psychiatry2021

Empathy and Theory of Mind in Multiple Sclerosis: A Meta-Analysis.

XiaoGuang Lin, XueLing Zhang, QinQin Liu, PanWen Zhao, JianGuo Zhong, PingLei Pan, GenDi Wang, ZhongQuan Yi

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Synthesis in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. What Do We Know about Theory of Mind Impairment in Parkinson's Disease?Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

XiaoGuang LinDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Suqian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Suqian, China.
XueLing ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Suqian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Suqian, China.
QinQin LiuDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Suqian Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Suqian, China.
PanWen ZhaoDepartment of Central Laboratory, Affiliated Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, China.
JianGuo ZhongDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, China.
PingLei PanDepartment of Neurology and Department of Central Laboratory, Affiliated Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, China.
GenDi WangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, China.
ZhongQuan YiDepartment of Central Laboratory, Affiliated Yancheng School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Yancheng, China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNXuzhou Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Studies have shown that MS disrupts several social cognitive abilities [including empathy and theory of mind (ToM)]. Overall ToM deficits in MS are well documented, but how the specific ToM subcomponents and empathic capacity are affected remains unclear. For this meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase from inception to July 2020. Effect sizes were calculated using Hedges

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affectivecognitiveempathymeta-analysismultiple sclerosistheory of mind

Identifiers

PMID33897490
PMCPMC8062809
OpenAlexW3152672940

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