Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by Dynamic Functional Connectivity Using GNN-LSTM by Jun Tang, Jie Chen, Miaojun Hu, Yao Hu, Zixi Zhang, Liuming Xiao

“…However, with the deepening of clinical research, more and more evidence suggests that dynamic functional connectivity analysis can more comprehensively reveal the complex and variable characteristics of brain networks and their underlying mechanisms, thus providing more solid scientific support for computer-aided diagnosis of ASD. …”
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COVID-19 encephalopathy with severe neurological symptoms: a clinical case presentation with literature review by G. Baranauskienė, N. Tutlienė, G. Kaubrys

“…Acute encephalopathy is a disorder of the brain that clinically occurs with a sudden change in the level of consciousness in otherwise healthy patients before the onset of symptoms. …”
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Modulation of Cognition: The Role of Gnidia glauca on Spatial Learning and Memory Retention in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats by Wycliffe Makori Arika, Cromwell Mwiti Kibiti, Joan Murugi Njagi, Mathew Piero Ngugi

“…Chronic exposures to high-fat diets are linked to neuropathological changes that culminate in obesity-related cognitive dysfunction and brain alteration. Learning, memory performance, and executive function are the main domains affected by an obesogenic diet. …”
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Evaluation of the structures of the optic nerve and chiasm in patients with skull base tumors using high-resolution MRI by Ekaterina S. Egorova, Valeriia V. Musulevska, Mykola O. Guk, Oksana Y. Skobska

“…Clinical-neurological, ophthalmological, and otoneurological examinations were performed. MRI of the brain was conducted on all patients using high-field scanners (1.5 and 3.0 Tesla), and measurements of the optic nerve (ON) diameter in the intraorbital and intracranial parts, as well as the height and width of the chiasm. …”
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An indole alkaloid from a tribal folklore inhibits immediate early event in HSV-2 infected cells with therapeutic efficacy in vaginally infected mice. by Paromita Bag, Durbadal Ojha, Hemanta Mukherjee, Umesh Chandra Halder, Supriya Mondal, Nidhi S Chandra, Suman Nandi, Ashoke Sharon, Mamta Chawla Sarkar, Sekhar Chakrabarti, Debprasad Chattopadhyay

“…The in vivo studies revealed that HM at its virucidal concentration was nontoxic and reduced virus yield in the brain of HSV-2 infected mice in a concentration dependent manner, compared to vaginal tissues. …”
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Differences in the movement phase condition and sensory inputs on temporal synchronization and continuation during bilateral foot-tapping tasks by Atsuki Numata, Yasuo Terao, Kenichi Sugawara, Yoshikazu Ugawa, Toshiaki Furubayashi

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Cd99l2 regulates excitatory synapse development and restrains immediate-early gene activation by Minji Kang, Sang Ho Yoon, Minkyung Kang, Seung Pyo Park, Woo Seok Song, Jungho Kim, Seungha Lee, Da-ha Park, Jae-man Song, Beomsue Kim, Kyung Hee Park, Eun-Hye Joe, Hyun Goo Woo, Seong Hoe Park, Bong-Kiun Kaang, Dohyun Han, Yong-Seok Lee, Myoung-Hwan Kim, Young Ho Suh

“…Despite its high expression in the brain, the role of Cd99l2 remains elusive. We find that Cd99l2 is expressed primarily in neurons and positively regulates neurite outgrowth and the development of excitatory synapses. …”
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Association of glycemic control with Long COVID in patients with type 2 diabetes: findings from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) by Jane E B Reusch, Rachel Wong, Nasia Safdar, Harold Lehmann, Brijesh Patel, Til Stürmer, Hongfang Liu, Peter Robinson, Elaine Hill, Richard Moffitt, Justin Guinney, Joel Gagnier, Cavin Ward-Caviness, Noha Sharafeldin, Justin Starren, Amit Saha, Lesley Cottrell, Melissa A Haendel, Margaret A Hall, Vignesh Subbian, Kristin Kostka, Farrukh M Koraishy, Andrew E Williams, Robert Hurley, Steve Johnson, Usman Sheikh, Rishi Kamaleswaran, Christopher Dillon, Michele Morris, Randeep Jawa, Hemalkumar Mehta, Benjamin Bates, Tellen D Bennett, Nabeel Qureshi, Katie Rebecca Bradwell, Federico Mariona, Adam B Wilcox, Adam M Lee, Alexis Graves, Amin Manna, Amy Olex, Andrea Zhou, Andrew Southerland, Andrew T Girvin, Anita Walden, Anjali A Sharathkumar, Benjamin Amor, Brian Hendricks, Caleb Alexander, Carolyn Bramante, Charisse Madlock-Brown, Christine Suver, Christopher Chute, Chunlei Wu, Clare Schmitt, Cliff Takemoto, Dan Housman, Davera Gabriel, David A Eichmann, Diego Mazzotti, Eilis Boudreau Don Brown, Elizabeth Zampino, Emily Carlson Marti, Emily R Pfaff, Evan French, Fred Prior, George Sokos, Greg Martin, Heidi Spratt, Hythem Sidky, JW Awori Hayanga, Jami Pincavitch, Jaylyn Clark, Jeremy Richard Harper, Jessica Islam, Jin Ge, Joel H Saltz, Joel Saltz, Johanna Loomba, John Buse, Jomol Mathew, Joni L Rutter, Julie A McMurry, Karen Crowley, Kellie M Walters, Ken Wilkins, Kenneth R Gersing, Kenrick Dwain Cato, Kimberly Murray, Lavance Northington, Lee Allan Pyles, Leonie Misquitta, Lili Portilla, Mariam Deacy, Mark M Bissell, Marshall Clark, Mary Emmett, Mary Morrison Saltz, Matvey B Palchuk, Meredith Adams, Meredith Temple-O'Connor, Michael G Kurilla, Nicole Garbarini, Ofer Sadan, Patricia A Francis, Penny Wung Burgoon, Rafael Fuentes, Rebecca Erwin-Cohen, Richard A Moffitt, Richard L Zhu, Robert T Miller, Saiju Pyarajan, Sam G Michael, Samuel Bozzette, Sandeep Mallipattu, Satyanarayana Vedula, Scott Chapman, T Shawn, Soko Setoguchi O'Neil, Stephanie S Hong, Tiffany Callahan, Umit Topaloglu, Valery Gordon, Warren A Kibbe, Wenndy Hernandez, Will Beasley, Will Cooper, William Hillegass, Xiaohan Tanner Zhang, Samuel Soff, Yun Jae Yoo, Jared Davis Huling, Daniel Brannock, Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Alfred Jerrod Anzalone, Philip RO. Payne, Rena Patel

“…Symptoms were identified as keywords from clinical notes using NLP in respiratory, brain fog, fatigue, loss of smell/taste, cough, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal symptom categories. …”
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Association of C-Reactive Protein with Short-Term Outcomes in Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Patients with or without Infection: From a Large-Scale Nationwide Longitudinal Re... by Du Y, Liu L, Kang K, Lin Y, Gu H, Bian L, Li Z, Zhao X

“…Yang Du,1,2 Lijun Liu,1,2 Kaijiang Kang,1,2 Yijun Lin,1,2 Hongqiu Gu,1,2 Liheng Bian,1,2 Zixiao Li,1,2 Xingquan Zhao1– 4 1Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Research Unit of Artificial Intelligence in Cerebrovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 4Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xingquan Zhao; Zixiao Li, Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, 119 West Road, South 4th Ring, Fengtai District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 100070, Tel +86-10-59975835, Email lizixiao2008@hotmail.com; zxq@vip.163.comAim: To study the relationship between elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, infection, and spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) outcomes.Methods: Patients were classified into four groups (Q1–Q4). …”
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Autism spectrum disorder common variants associated with regional lobe volume variations at birth: cross-sectional study in 273 European term neonates in developing human connectom... by Hai Le, Daphna Fenchel, Konstantina Dimitrakopoulou, Hamel Patel, Charles Curtis, Lucilio Cordero-Grande, A. David Edwards, Joseph Hajnal, Jacques-Donald Tournier, Maria Deprez, Harriet Cullen

“…Abstract Increasing lines of evidence suggest cerebral overgrowth in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children in early life, but few studies have examined the effect of ASD common genetic variants on brain volumes in a general paediatric population. …”
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Real-World Data for Lenvatinib in Radioiodine-Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (RELEVANT): A Retrospective Multicentric Analysis of Clinical Practice in Austria by G. Rendl, B. Sipos, A. Becherer, S. Sorko, C. Trummer, M. Raderer, W. Hitzl, M. Ardelt, H. J. Gallowitsch, C. Pirich

“…Clinical data of 43 patients (25 males and 18 females) with a median age of 70 years (range: 39–91 years) and RAI-refractory TC with metastases to the lymph nodes (74%), lungs (86%), bone (35%), liver (16%), and brain (12%) were analyzed. The mean duration of treatment with lenvatinib was 26.6 ± 15.4 months with dosage reductions required in 39 patients (91%). …”
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Shared and distinct morphometric similarity network abnormalities in generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder by Guifeng Tan, Minlan Yuan, Lun Li, Hongru Zhu, Su Lui, Changjian Qiu, Wei Zhang

“…Conclusions Our study provides the first evidence for common and distinct brain MSN abnormalities underlying the pathophysiology of GAD, PTSD, and SAD, which may aid in differential diagnosis and determining potential disorder-specific intervention targets.…”
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MODERN TREATMENT OF METASTATIC MELANOMA: FROM STANDARDS TO AN INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH IN REAL CLINICAL PRACTICE by N. V. Zhukova, R. V. Orlova, N. Yu. Antimonik, S. I. Kutukova, N. P. Belyak, N. V. Popova, S. P. Erdniev

“…The average age was 57 years (from 39 to 81 years), in 8 patients there were metastases to the brain. Patients with ECOG status 1 at the time of initiation of treatment were the majority 28 patients (90%), three patients (10%) had ECOG status 2. …”
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Bothrops asper snake venom and its metalloproteinase BaP–1 activate the complement system. Role in leucocyte recruitment by Sandra H. P. Farsky, Luís Roberto C. Gonçalves, José M. Gutiérrez, Adriana P. Correa, Alexandra Rucavado, Philippe Gasque, Denise V. Tambourgi

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Anatomy of labyrinthine artery and its clinical significance in neurosurgical procedures - A narrative review by Jonasz Tempski, Grzegorz Fibiger, Katarzyna Majka, Ignacy Jastrzębski, Oliwia Andrasz, Dominik Łazarz, Jakub Pękala, Konrad Malinowski, Marcin Czternastek

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Recurrent nocturnal hypoglycemic hemiplegia: a case report and review of the literature by Hanako Toyama, Kazuyuki Takahashi, Tatsunori Shimizu, Izumi Otaka, Sakiko Abe, Shunsuke Kato, Sayaka Ando, Takehiro Sato, Tsukasa Morii, Hiroki Fujita, Hironori Waki

“…A 67-year-old man with type 1 diabetes, Cronkhite-Canada syndrome, and membranous nephropathy who received insulin therapy was admitted to our hospital with right hemiplegia and dysarthria. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lesion with a high diffusion-weighted imaging signal and low apparent diffusion coefficient signal in the posterior limb of the left internal capsule. …”
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Diet Control and Swimming Exercise Ameliorate HFD-Induced Cognitive Impairment Related to the SIRT1-NF-κB/PGC-1α Pathways in ApoE-/- Mice by Wei Wei, Zhicheng Lin, PeiTao Xu, Xinru Lv, Libin Lin, Yongxu Li, Yangjie Zhou, Taotao Lu, Xiehua Xue

“…The expression of sirtuin-1 (SIRT1), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC-1α), brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), nuclear factor kappa B p65 (NF-κB p65), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in the hippocampus was measured by western blotting. …”
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Intervention to Improve Children’s Hygiene in Urban Squatter Settlement Schools in Pakistan: An Implementation Research by Nousheen Akber Pradhan, Muzna Hashmi, Laraib Mazhar, Muhammad Uzair, Laeba Hussain, Maleeha Naseem, Shagufta Iqbal, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Rozina Karmaliani, Fauzia Basaria Hasnani

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Novel genes involved in vascular dysfunction of the middle temporal gyrus in Alzheimer’s disease: transcriptomics combined with machine learning analysis by Meiling Wang, Aojie He, Yubing Kang, Zhaojun Wang, Yahui He, Kahleong Lim, Chengwu Zhang, Li Lu

“…The middle temporal gyrus region of the brain is susceptible to pronounced impairment in Alzheimer’s disease. …”
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[18F]FDG PET-Based Radiomics and Machine Learning for the Assessment of Gliomas and Glioblastomas: A Systematic Review by Francesco Dondi, Roberto Gatta, Maria Gazzilli, Pietro Bellini, Gian Luca Viganò, Cristina Ferrari, Antonio Rosario Pisani, Giuseppe Rubini, Francesco Bertagna

“…Signatures, including radiomics analysis and ML, generally demonstrated a possible diagnostic value to assess different characteristics of gliomas and GBMs, such as the methylation status of the O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter, the isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) genotype, alpha thalassemia/mental retardation X-linked (ATRX) mutation status, proliferative activity, differential diagnosis with solitary brain metastases or primary central nervous system lymphoma, and prognosis of these patients. …”
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