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Record W4411778646 · doi:10.1080/14737175.2025.2524102

N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptor antagonist treatment in traumatic brain injury: a systematic review of the clinical studies

2025· review· en· W4411778646 on OpenAlexafffund
Jamil H. Muradov, Hannah Reid, Ellen Parker, Jackie Phinney, David B. Clarke, Alon Friedman, Mark A. MacLean

Bibliographic record

VenueExpert Review of Neurotherapeutics · 2025
Typereview
Languageen
FieldMedicine
TopicTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
Canadian institutionsDalhousie University
FundersCanadian Institutes of Health ResearchNeurosurgery Research and Education Foundation
KeywordsMemantineMedicineTraumatic brain injuryAdverse effectKetamineDextromethorphanNMDA receptorClinical trialAmantadineAntagonistInternal medicineAnesthesiaPharmacologyPsychiatryReceptor

Abstract

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INTRODUCTION: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of long-term disability. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) signaling constitutes an important target for pharmacological treatment options. METHODS: The authors have systematically reviewed primary clinical literature reporting on FDA-approved NMDAR antagonist treatment in TBI, based on a set of pre-defined eligibility criteria. Risk of bias assessment was performed using Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) recommendations. Patient characteristics, treatment conditions, and outcomes were reported according to PRISMA guidelines. RESULTS: This review of five clinical literature databases identified 32 eligible studies. Of 1,827 included patients, the majority (74.8%) experienced severe TBI (weighted mean baseline GCS 6.35). Amantadine (24 studies) variably influenced functional recovery and was linked to adverse effects. Ketamine (five studies) variably lowered intracranial pressure and suppressed spreading depolarization. Memantine and dextromethorphan (2 and 1 studies, respectively) showed favorable safety profiles, though data were limited. Across controlled studies, there was a 0.46 (95% CI: 0.16-0.76) weighted mean difference between control and intervention, favoring NMDAR antagonist treatment. CONCLUSIONS: : CRD42024539051.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.006
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.023
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Systematic review · Consensus signal: Systematic review
GenreCandidate signal: Review · Consensus signal: Review
Teacher disagreement score0.009
Threshold uncertainty score0.032

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0060.023
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0010.001
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0070.005
Bibliometrics0.0090.010
Science and technology studies0.0000.001
Scholarly communication0.0020.002
Open science0.0020.001
Research integrity0.0010.001
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0050.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.163
GPT teacher head0.489
Teacher spread0.326 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designSystematic review
Domainnot available
GenreReview

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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