Adapting the 2022 WHO verbal autopsy tool for use in Lagos State, Nigeria: insights from the LVASA-SRS project. [PDF]
Okunowo A +8 more
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Abstract Background Whole‐brain radiotherapy (WBRT) is a common treatment due to its simplicity and effectiveness. While automated Field‐in‐Field (Auto‐FiF) functions assist WBRT planning in modern treatment planning systems, it still requires manual approaches for optimal plan generation including patient‐specific hyperparameters definition and plan ...
Adnan Jafar +5 more
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A comparison of verbal autopsy assignment methods to obtain adult cause-specific mortality in two longitudinal studies in Rakai and Kalungu districts of South Central, Uganda. [PDF]
Nabukalu D +8 more
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Correction: Validation studies of verbal autopsy methods: a systematic review. [PDF]
Mahesh BPK +6 more
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Neuropathology‐specific language features in primary progressive aphasia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) clinical syndromes do not align consistently with underlying pathology. This study aimed to identify language markers for specific neuropathologies using both standard clinical tests and narrative speech analysis.
Jane Stocks +7 more
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Computer assisted verbal autopsy: comparing large language models to physicians for assigning causes to 6939 deaths in Sierra Leone from 2019-2022. [PDF]
Wen R +10 more
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Validation of CHERG'S Verbal Autopsy-Social Autopsy (VASA) tool for ascertaining determinants and causes of under-five child mortality in Pakistan. [PDF]
Siddiqui MB, Ng CW, Low WY, Abid K.
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Abstract INTRODUCTION This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of the Lumipulse® G pTau 217/β‐Amyloid 1‐42 Plasma Ratio to detect amyloid positivity in patients with cognitive decline symptoms. METHODS The Lumipulse Plasma Ratio was evaluated using predetermined thresholds (≤0.00370 negative; ≥0.00738 positive) against cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ...
Abhay R. Moghekar +17 more
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Determining the cause of death through mortality surveillance using verbal autopsy in Karachi, Pakistan. [PDF]
Allana R +12 more
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Alzheimer's Disease Co‐Pathology and Cognitive Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Objectives Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) share neuropathological features, including tau, amyloid, and TDP‐43 pathology. This study investigated whether AD‐related pathological changes are associated with cognitive impairment ALS. Methods Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF total‐tau, phosphorylated‐tau, beta‐amyloid) and plasma
Elisabeth Kasper +29 more
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