Brain death. Diagnostic value and limitations of the electroencephalography;Muerte encefalica. Valor y limitaciones diagnosticas de la electroencefalografia

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 116-123

  Esteban Garcia A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain death; Brainstem death; Electroencephalography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; COMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HYPOTHERMIA;

EID: 0033913844     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0210-5691(00)79571-4     Document Type: Article

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