Disorders of Consciousness - A Review of Important Issues最新文献

Disorders of Consciousness - A Review of Important Issues Pub Date : 2020-03-04 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.90687

T. Flægstad

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Healthcare-Associated Meningitis Caused byM. tuberculosisand Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria 由m引起的保健相关脑膜炎。结核和非结核分枝杆菌

Disorders of Consciousness - A Review of Important Issues Pub Date : 2020-02-13 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.87119

A. Xess, K. Bala, U. Singh

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Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus and Coma 非惊厥性癫痫持续状态和昏迷

Disorders of Consciousness - A Review of Important Issues Pub Date : 2019-11-05 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.89428

D. I. Algın, G. Uncu, D. O. Adapınar, O. Erdinç

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Hypoxic Brain Injury 缺氧脑损伤

Disorders of Consciousness - A Review of Important Issues Pub Date : 2019-10-11 DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.89487

Z. O. Ayas, G. Uncu, D. O. Adapınar

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Ancillary Imaging Tests for Confirmation of Brain Death 确认脑死亡的辅助影像学检查

Disorders of Consciousness - A Review of Important Issues Pub Date : 2019-06-27 DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.86516

Sudharsana Rao Ande, J. Shankar

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