Time dependent validity in the diagnosis of brain death using transcranial Doppler sonography

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 646-649

  Kuo, J R ^b   Chen, C F ^b   Chio, C C ^b   Chang, C H ^b   Wang, C C ^b   Yang, C M ^a   Lin, Kao Chang ^a  

^a CHI MEI FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Chi Mei Foundation Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASILAR ARTERY; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMATOSE PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIKE WAVE; SYSTOLE; TIME; VALIDITY; AGED; ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; BASILAR ARTERY; BRAIN DEATH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 33646948058     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.076406     Document Type: Article

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