Supplementary tests for confirmation of brain death

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Wei-Lung Cheng et al. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2008 Nov.

. 2008 Nov;9(11):921-2.

doi: 10.1631/jzus.B0870001.

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Benefits of combination of electroencephalography, short latency somatosensory evoked potentials, and transcranial Doppler techniques for confirming brain death.
Wang K, Yuan Y, Xu ZQ, Wu XL, Luo BY. Wang K, et al. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2008 Nov;9(11):916-20. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B0820123. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2008. PMID: 18988311 Free PMC article.

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