Timing of Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis Does Not Alter Early Anticoagulation Benefits in Stroke Patients: Insights from the OPTIMAS Trial
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Timing of Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis Does Not Alter Early Anticoagulation Benefits in Stroke Patients: Insights from the OPTIMAS Trial

Subgroup analysis of the OPTIMAS trial reveals that neither the timing of atrial fibrillation diagnosis nor AF subtype modifies the treatment effect of early versus delayed direct oral anticoagulant initiation in acute ischemic stroke. Persistent AF, however, confers approximately double the risk of adverse outcomes compared with paroxysmal AF.
Normative Modeling Exposes Hidden Individual Variability in Traumatic Brain Injury: A New Frontier for Personalized Neuroimaging Assessment
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Normative Modeling Exposes Hidden Individual Variability in Traumatic Brain Injury: A New Frontier for Personalized Neuroimaging Assessment

A landmark study of 631 participants reveals that normative modeling uncovers substantial individual heterogeneity in brain morphology following traumatic brain injury that conventional group-based analyses miss, with every patient exhibiting unique neuroanatomical deviation patterns that correlate with injury severity.
Beyond Communication: Language Barriers Linked to Higher Hospital Utilization at End-of-Life in Dementia
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Beyond Communication: Language Barriers Linked to Higher Hospital Utilization at End-of-Life in Dementia

A retrospective cohort study reveals that dementia patients with preferred language other than English are more likely to have documented goals-of-care discussions yet experience significantly higher hospital-based healthcare utilization near end-of-life, including increased ED visits, hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and in-hospital deaths.