Neurosurgical Review

, Volume 12, Supplement 1, pp 340–347 | Cite as

Brain death from infratentorial lesions: Clinical neurophysiological and transcranial doppler ultrasound findings

  • Ferbert A. 
  • Buchner H. 
  • Ringelstein E. B. 
  • Hacke W. 
Evoked potentials

Keywords

Public Health Doppler Ultrasound Brain Death Ultrasound Finding Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound 
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© Walter de Gruyter & Co. 1989

Authors and Affiliations

  • Ferbert A. 
    • 1
    • 2
  • Buchner H. 
    • 1
  • Ringelstein E. B. 
    • 1
  • Hacke W. 
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of NeurologyRheinisch-Westfälische Technische HochschuleAachenGermany
  2. 2.Neurologische Klinik, Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen HochschuleAachenGermany

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