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Considerations for the utilization of transcranial Doppler sonography in the study of progression towards cerebral circulatory arrest

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  1. Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology, General State Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece

    D. Karakitsos, John Poularas, Andreas Karabinis & Vassilios Dimitriou

  2. Ces Clinic, Neurological Institute of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia

    Alejandro Cardozo

  3. Vascular Laboratory, Stony Brook University Hospital, Long Island, NY, USA

    Nicolaos Labropoulos

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Karakitsos, D., Poularas, J., Karabinis, A. et al. Considerations for the utilization of transcranial Doppler sonography in the study of progression towards cerebral circulatory arrest. Intensive Care Med 37, 368–370 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-010-2071-6

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