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Cessation of Cerebral Blood Flow in Total Irreversible Loss of Brain Function

A. A. HadjidimosM. BrockP. BaumK. Schürmann

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medicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryCerebral circulationCerebral deathCerebral blood flowIrreversible lossInternal medicinemedicine.arterymedicineCardiologyInternal carotid arterySources of errorbusinessTemporary occlusionBrain function

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After the demonstration, by our group [3, 4], that in cases of so-called “cerebral death” there is an absence of clearance from the brain of 133Xe selectively injected into the internal carotid artery, further attention was dedicated to establish possible sources of error in this technique.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85860-4_68