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Editorial
. 2023 Jul 3;146(7):2666-2668.
doi: 10.1093/brain/awad175.

Precision diagnosis and staging of TDP-43 proteinopathies: harnessing the power of artificial intelligence

Richard A Hickman  1   2   3   4 , Sonja W Scholz  5   6
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Editorial

Precision diagnosis and staging of TDP-43 proteinopathies: harnessing the power of artificial intelligence

Richard A Hickman et al. Brain. .

Abstract

This scientific commentary refers to ‘Data-driven neuropathological staging and subtyping of TDP-43 proteinopathies’ by Young et al. (https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awad145).

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Conflict of interest statement

S.W.S. serves on the Scientific Advisory Council of the Lewy Body Dementia Association and the Multiple System Atrophy Coalition. S.W.S. receives research support from Cerevel Therapeutics. S.W.S. is an editorial board member of the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease and JAMA Neurology. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Uniformed Services University, the United States Department of Defense, the United States government, or the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine.

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