Transcranial Doppler for Brain Death After Decompressive Craniectomy: Persistence of Cerebral Blood Flow with Flat EEG

Overview

Journal Intensive Care Med

Specialty Critical Care

Date 2010 Aug 7

PMID 20689915

Citations 6

Authors

E Vicenzini

S Pro

F Randi

P Pulitano

G Spadetta

M Rocco

V Di Piero

G L Lenzi

O Mecarelli

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