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Absence of the Babinski Sign in Brain Death

A Prospective Study of 144 cases

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  1. Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Gabriel R. de Freitas MD, PhD & Charles André MD, PhD

  2. Rua Mário Pederneiras 55, 206-I, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 22261–060, Brazil

    Gabriel R. de Freitas MD, PhD

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de Freitas, G., André, C. Absence of the Babinski Sign in Brain Death. J Neurol 252, 106–107 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0605-6

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