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Fluorine 18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography of the brain can be used to develop a deep learning algorithm for early prediction of Alzheimer's disease that has high specificity and sensitivity

18F-FDG PET Algorithm Allows Early Prediction of Alzheimer’s

Deep learning model achieved 82 percent specificity, 100 percent sensitivity 75.8 months prediagnosis
The antiviral agent fluoxetine is well tolerated but is not effective for patients with proven or presumptive enterovirus D68-associated acute flaccid myelitis

No Efficacy Signal for Fluoxetine in EV-D68 Acute Flaccid Myelitis

Summative limb strength score decreased from initial examination to last follow-up with fluoxetine
Abstaining from cannabis is associated with improvements in memory and verbal learning in adolescents and young adults

Quitting Cannabis Tied to Improved Memory

Verbal learning deficits tied to cannabis use may be temporary in teens, young adults
For one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

Use of Polyetheretherketone Devices May Up Pseudarthrosis

Higher rates of pseudarthrosis, revision sx versus allografts in patients with one-level ACDF
For patients with ischemic stroke

In-Hospital Infection May Up Readmission After Stroke

However, when specific types of infections assessed, only UTI significantly tied to readmission
Concussion-related serum biomarkers vary by sex and race

Concussion-Related Biomarkers Vary Based on Sex, Race

Level of S100B up after sports-related concussion, especially within four hours of concussion
A short parent questionnaire may be able to identify gastrointestinal disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder

Short Questionnaire IDs GI Disorders in Children With Autism

17 questions for parents minimally rely on a child's ability to report pain
Hundreds of thousands more low-income Americans could get health insurance after voters in three Republican-leaning states approved Medicaid expansion in the midterm elections.

Medicaid Expansion Approved in Three Republican-Leaning States

Voters supported expansion in Utah, Nebraska, and Idaho
Patients with idiopathic parkinsonism have reduced survival

Reduced Survival for Patients With Idiopathic Parkinsonism

Mild cognitive impairment, freezing of gait, elevated leukocytes in CSF tied to shorter survival
The presence of visible fluorescence can serve as an intraoperative diagnostic surgical biomarker of high-grade glioma within a brain tumor

Fluorescence Can ID High-Grade Glioma During Sx for Brain Tumor

Visible fluorescence shows presence of high-grade glioma cells within tumor mass during surgery