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Braydon Leigh Dymm

Braydon Leigh Dymm

Clinical Faculty in the Department of Neurology
Neurology, Stroke and Vascular Neurology
braydon.dymm@duke.edu
40 Medicine Circle, Box 3824, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Journal articles

Prompting is All You Need: How to Make LLMs More Helpful for Clinical Decision Support.

Journal article medRxiv · February 24, 2026 IMPORTANCE: Large language models (LLMs) offer potential decision support, but their accuracy varies. Prompt engineering can generally enhance LLM behavior in a clinical context, yet best practices have yet to be formally explored in realistic clinical con ... Full text Link to item Cite

Artificial Intelligence in Neurology and Stroke Education: Current Applications and Future Directions.

Journal article Semin Neurol · February 2026 Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming neurology and stroke education through applications like automated feedback, adaptive simulations, and enhanced exposure to critical events. This narrative review explores foundational AI concepts, current educa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Improve time to anti-coagulation reversal for hemorrhagic strokes.

Journal article J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis · December 2024 BACKGROUND: Oral anticoagulation (OAC) is a risk factor for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) which is an important source of disability and mortality. OAC-associated ICH (OAC-ICH) patients have worse outcomes as compared to ICH patients not on OAC, likely be ... Full text Link to item Cite

Depression following small vessel stroke is common and more prevalent in women.

Journal article J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis · May 2024 OBJECTIVES: We sought to examine the frequency of depression after small vessel-type stroke (SVS) and associated risk factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort of patients enrolled in the American Stroke ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Recurrent stroke arrival time.

Journal article J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis · June 2023 Featured Publication BACKGROUND: Stroke patients and family members should receive stroke education including recognition of stroke symptoms and prompt activation of emergency medical services (EMS). The impact of this education is unclear. We aimed to measure the associations ... Full text Link to item Cite

Longitudinal Qualitative Study of Career Decision-making of First-Year Medical Students: Why Neurology (or Not)?

Journal article Neurol Clin Pract · August 2021 OBJECTIVE: The growing shortage of neurologists is in part due to suboptimal recruitment. Little is known about students' decision making regarding a career in neurology, particularly early in training. Using a longitudinal qualitative approach, we aimed t ... Full text Link to item Cite

Rare anoxic brain injury sequela of delayed posthypoxic leukoencephalopathy due to recreational drug overdose with benzodiazepines.

Journal article Clin Case Rep · April 2020 A growth in recreational drug use will lead to a rise in delayed posthypoxic leukoencephalopathy cases. Physicians may inadvertently misdiagnose this rare condition as a primary psychiatric disorder by not maintaining a broad differential diagnosis. ... Full text Link to item Cite

Suprascapular neuropathy: A review of 87 cases.

Journal article Muscle Nerve · September 2019 INTRODUCTION: Suprascapular neuropathy (SSN) is rare, with an estimated prevalence of 4.3% in patients with shoulder pain. METHODS: This retrospective chart review included patients with SSN seen during a 16-year period. Demographics and clinical informati ... Full text Link to item Cite