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ArticleFrontiers in behavioral neuroscience2024

A meta-analysis of cognitive and functional outcomes in severe brain trauma cases.

Zhang Shuanglong, Yuan Jiangyuan, Nie Meng, Wang Zheng, Zhang Yunshui, Sun Wei, Qiao Li, Jiang Rongcai

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Article in Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Impacts of intracranial pressure monitoring on mortality and length of stay in severe traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026
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  6. The role of Foxo3a in neuron-mediated cognitive impairment.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Zhang ShuanglongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Yuan JiangyuanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Nie MengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Wang ZhengDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China.
Zhang YunshuiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The Air Force Characteristic Medical Center, Air Force Medical University, Beijing, China.
Sun WeiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China.
Qiao LiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University International Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jiang RongcaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Peking University International Hospital · CNTianjin Medical University General Hospital · CNAir Force Medical University · CNPeking University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are an important health issue worldwide, which are associated with harmful side effects. This meta-analysis investigates the cognitive and functional outcomes in severe brain trauma cases. It assesses the impact on memory, verbal and visual abilities, attention, learning, and the presence of depression. The study provides a comprehensive overview of the consequences of severe brain trauma injury on cognitive and functional domains. Objective: The main objective of the current comprehensive meta-analysis study is to assess and analyze the impact of severe TBI on functional and cognitive outcomes, including verbal, visual, attention, learning, memory, and emotional stability. Methods: We collected data from three online databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase. Case-control trials related to severe TBI association with cognitive and functional outcomes were included. Verbal strength, visual functions, learning abilities, attention, memory, and depression were considered primary outcomes. Results: We have included 13 case-control studies with 1,442 subjects in this meta-analysis, which provide adequate data to determine the pooled effect size for targeted outcomes. The effect of severe TBI on the inducement of depression and impairment of memory, verbal, visual, attention, and learning abilities compared to the control group showed statistically significant outcomes ( Conclusion: Severe TBI is strongly associated with impaired cognitive and functional abilities, including visual and verbal disabilities, impaired memory, depression inducement, attention deficits, and learning disabilities.

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brain traumacognitive disabilitiesdepressionlearning and memory impairmentsevere TBIverbal and visual disabilities

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PMID38549619
PMCPMC10972858
OpenAlexW4392816399

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