Delayed neurological complications after lightning injuries: results from a case series
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withdrawn 576 Paper Poster Sessions © 2014 EFNS European Journal of Neurology 21 (Suppl. 1), 388–713 PP3096 Effects of low molecular weight hydroxyethyl starch on blood brain permeability and brain edema following traumatic brain injury in rats
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