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Clinical and neurophysiological effects of imagery rehearsal therapy and targeted memory reactivation in post-traumatic stress disorder

This study demonstrates that while Imagery Rehearsal Therapy significantly improves PTSD symptoms and reduces cortical hyperarousal in patients with traumatic nightmares, adding Targeted Memory Reactivation does not provide further clinical benefits despite inducing additional neural changes during REM sleep.

Océane Lüthi, Vincent Rochas, Audrey Theux, Alice Clerget, Laurence Bayer, Lampros Perogamvros2026-10-14
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Reporting Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Partner Characteristics in Stroke Research: A Systematic Review

This systematic review of 85 stroke studies reveals that while reporting on Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) processes is robust, there is a critical gap in documenting the demographic and clinical characteristics of PPI partners, underscoring the urgent need for a companion reporting tool to ensure equity and representativeness in stroke research.

Marina Charalambous, Hatice Ozkan, Sarah Belson, Michelle Nelson, David Werring, Arlene Wilkie, Harriet Proios, Avril Dr (…)2026-10-14
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Personalised Cognitive Screening in Stroke Care: Development and Pilot Evaluation of a Modular, Adaptive, and Co-Produced Cognitive Screening Platform for Stroke

This paper presents the co-produced development and pilot evaluation of the Oxford Cognitive Screening Platform (OCX), a modular and adaptive digital tool designed to align with clinical guidelines for personalized post-stroke cognitive screening across six domains, demonstrating high acceptability and initial validity in stroke survivors and healthy controls.

Sam S. Webb, Paula Grammatikos, Nele Demeyere2026-10-14
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Economic and Financial Burden of Traumatic Brain Injury Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

This scoping review of 20 studies across 14 low- and middle-income countries reveals that traumatic brain injury imposes substantial direct and indirect financial burdens on households and health systems, characterized by catastrophic expenditure and affordability barriers, while highlighting significant evidence gaps regarding long-term rehabilitation and societal costs.

Abdikani Ali Hassan, Mohamed Abdi dirie, Yusuf Mohamed heyle, Mohamed aweis Salah, Mohamed Saleban Jama, Ahmed Kiswezi2026-10-14
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Safety and Efficacy of Dosimetry-Guided 177Lu-DOTATATE Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy in Advanced GEP-NETs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrates that dosimetry-guided, personalized 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT for advanced GEP-NETs is safe and feasible, offering improved long-term survival and disease control without increasing severe nephrotoxicity or hematological toxicity compared to fixed-dose regimens.

Au Thi Phuong Dung, Le Phan Hoang Kha, Tran Nguyen Ngoc Thanh2026-10-14
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Beyond Task Delegation: Progressive Negotiated Embedding of a Physician Associate in Rural Primary Care—A Longitudinal Qualitative Case Study from India

This longitudinal qualitative case study from rural Kerala, India, reveals that the integration of a Physician Associate into primary care occurs through a progressive process of negotiated embedding and observed capability rather than simple task delegation, characterized by bounded physician-linked entrustment and expanded coordination roles that improve workflow despite lagging formal institutionalization.

Ebin V Abraham, Prasad V. G, Jaideep Menon, Leyanna Susan George, Manjusha G. Warrier, M. V. Thampi, Subramaniya Iyer2026-10-14
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Self-Supervised Representation Learning from Ventilator Waveforms: A Pilot Feasibility Study

This pilot feasibility study demonstrates that self-supervised representation learning can effectively extract clinically relevant respiratory information from unlabeled ventilator waveforms, achieving strong performance in ventilator mode classification, physiological variable prediction, and waveform reconstruction.

Seibi Kobara, Md Hassanuzzaman, Vijay Krishnamoorthy, Tetsu Onuma, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, Krista L. Haines, Suresh M. Agar (…)2026-10-14
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Citrullination enhances the activity, stability and autoantigenicity of serine proteases in Rheumatoid Arthritis

This study demonstrates that peptidyl arginine deiminase (PAD)-mediated citrullination of serine proteases in rheumatoid arthritis enhances their enzymatic activity and stability, confers autoantigenicity, and drives joint tissue damage, suggesting PAD inhibition as a potential therapeutic strategy.

Liam O'Neil, Mario Navarrete, Ramiza Zaman, Jun Kim, Clarissa Klenke, Neil Mertin, Obinna Okeke, Jeba Maisha, Alina Seme (…)2026-10-14