Gabapentin (Neurontin) prescription for chronic low back pain in adults is associated with a higher risk of dementia
1. Gabapentin (Neurontin) prescription in adults with chronic low back pain was associated with a higher incidence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment over 10 years, with the strongest associations...
The rate of urethrocutaneous fistula formation may be similar between caudal and penile blocks
1. No statistically significant difference in urethrocutaneous fistula (UCF) formation was found between caudal and penile blocks, though the early termination and wide confidence intervals mean clinically important differences cannot...
Pairing cardiac magnetic resonance with electrocardiograms (ECGs) improved artificial intelligence (AI) assessments of cardiovascular diseases
1. Ding and colleagues developed a deep-learning model that learns relationships between ECGs and paired cardiac magnetic resonance images. 2. The model outperformed models that exclusively analyze ECGs for cardiovascular...
Low-dose radiotherapy may be effective as a short-term therapeutic option in knee osteoarthritis
1. A single course of 3 Gy low-dose radiotherapy (LDRT) significantly improved short-term responder rate in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) compared to sham radiation, while a single course of...
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