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Chad’s MRI Access Preprint Finds One Scanner for 21 Million People

A medRxiv preprint describes severe neuroimaging access constraints in Chad, where one older 0.35 T MRI scanner serves a population of about 21 million. The analysis identifies cost, centralisation, unreliable electricity, maintenance support and workforce shortages as linked barriers.

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Preprint reports brain changes in asymptomatic female XDP carriers

A medRxiv preprint reports striatal atrophy and increased caudate iron accumulation in asymptomatic female carriers of the genetic variant associated with X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism. The findings came from multimodal MRI in 42 carriers compared with 61 healthy controls.