We have thoroughly reviewed Dr. Bao’s letter regarding the article by Fu et al., “An interpretable machine learning predictive model for early neurological deterioration following traumatic acute diffuse brain swelling,” previously published in your journal [
1]. Dr. Bao has raised concerns regarding several methodological aspects of this study. We have carefully read Dr. Bao’s letter and discussed the article by Fu and colleagues in detail. Below is our point-by-point response to Dr. Bao’s questions and concerns, hoping to address his reservations. …