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Cerebral microbleeds and intracerebral hemorrhage associated with veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

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The authors would like to acknowledge the patient, who consented to the publication of this manuscript. We would like to thank the medical and nursing staff of the departments of Intensive Care Medicine, Pneumology, and Neurology for their care to the patient. Prof Meyfroidt is supported by the Research Foundation, Flanders (FWO) as senior clinical investigator (1843118N). Dr Demeestere is supported by a clinical research and eductional board (KOOR) grant from Leuven University Hospitals.

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Gijs, J., Lambert, J., Meyfroidt, G. et al. Cerebral microbleeds and intracerebral hemorrhage associated with veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Acta Neurol Belg 118, 513–515 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-018-0975-z

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