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Posthypoxisches Wachkoma

Günstiges Outcome trotz ungünstiger Prognoseparameter

Patient in a posthypoxic vegetative state

Favorable outcome despite unfavorable prognostic parameters

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Sarpaczki, E., Bertram, M., Grüttner, J. et al. Posthypoxisches Wachkoma. Nervenarzt 81, 1504–1507 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-010-3107-4

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