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. 2018 Jan-Mar;21(1):83-84.
doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_152_17.

Pseudo-subarachnoid Hemorrhage Sign

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Pseudo-subarachnoid Hemorrhage Sign

Ramnath Santosh Ramanathan. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2018 Jan-Mar.
No abstract available

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Computerized tomography scan head showing diffuse axonal injury with cerebral edema following cardiac arrest with pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage sign

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