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Bifocal extradural cortical stimulation-induced recovery of consciousness in the permanent post-traumatic vegetative state

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    Sergio Canavero, Barbara Massa-Micon & Franco Cauda

  2. Cso Einaudi 2, 10128, Turin, Italy

    Sergio Canavero, Barbara Massa-Micon, Franco Cauda & Elisa Montanaro

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Canavero, S., Massa-Micon, B., Cauda, F. et al. Bifocal extradural cortical stimulation-induced recovery of consciousness in the permanent post-traumatic vegetative state. J Neurol 256, 834–836 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5019-4

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