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Electroencephalography: the worst traditionally recommended tool for brain death confirmation

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  1. Neurologist and Clinical Neurophysiologist, Clinique Edith Cavell, CHIREC, and Pain Clinic, Avenue Louise 390, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

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Guérit, JM. Electroencephalography: the worst traditionally recommended tool for brain death confirmation. Intensive Care Med 33, 9–10 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0430-0

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