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. 2021 Oct;68(10):1576-1577.
doi: 10.1007/s12630-021-02046-7. Epub 2021 Jun 14.

The capacity for consciousness and the clinical diagnosis of brain death: are we using the correct gold standard?

Mohamed Y Rady  1
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The capacity for consciousness and the clinical diagnosis of brain death: are we using the correct gold standard?

Mohamed Y Rady. Can J Anaesth. 2021 Oct.
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Keywords: World Brain Death Project; brain death; capillary perfusion; cerebral blood flow; consciousness; global ischemic penumbra.

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