Identification by positron emission tomography of neuronal loss in acute vegetative state

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Volumn 355, Issue 9198, 2000, Pages 115-116

  Rudolf, J ^a   Sobesky, J ^a   Grond, M ^a   Heiss, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CARBON 11; FLUMAZENIL;

ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034620222     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)04280-4     Document Type: Article

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