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SynthesisFrontiers in neurology2025

Jing-Xuan Feng, Man-Qi Zheng, Xue Tian, Andrea Zimmermann, An-Xin Wang, Xia Meng

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Synthesis in Frontiers in neurology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jing-Xuan FengNational Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Man-Qi ZhengNational Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xue TianNational Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Andrea ZimmermannDivision of Biometry, Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG, Karlsruhe, Germany.
An-Xin WangNational Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Xia MengNational Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Methods: We performed a meta-analysis of pooled data from clinical trials with EGb 761 in mild to moderate dementia in the subgroup of patients who had a cerebral infarction. Four randomised, placebo-controlled trials with homogeneous patient selection and design were included. Previous stroke was diagnosed by neuroimaging. The analysis focused on the comparison of treatment effects in the domains of cognition, activities of daily living and global assessment. Results: The meta-analysis included data from 488 patients. Significant treatment effects of 240 mg EGb 761 daily versus placebo were found for cognition ( Conclusion: The results of our meta-analysis of patients with mild to moderate dementia who had previously had a cerebral infarction verified by neuroimaging showed statistically significant and clinically relevant benefits of EGb 761. The drug was shown to be safe and well tolerated and is a promising treatment option for patients developing dementia after cerebral infarction. Further dedicated clinical trials are needed to confirm these results.

Indexed as

cerebrovascularclinical trialscognitiondementiaEGb 761Ginkgo biloba leaf extractpooled data analysisstroke

Identifiers

PMID41908799
PMCPMC13023401

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