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Diagnostic precision of PET imaging and functional MRI in disorders of consciousness: a clinical validation study
Johan Stender, MD, Olivia Gosseries, PhD, Marie-Aurelie Bruno, PhD, Vanessa Charland-Verville, MSc, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, PhD, Athena Demertzi, PhD, Camille Chatelle, PhD, Marie Thonnard, MSc, Aurore Thibaut, MSc, Lizette Heine, MSc, Andrea Soddu, PhD, Melanie Boly, PhD, Caroline Schnakers, PhD, Albert…
Monetary Costs of Dementia in the United States
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Cognitive outcomes of patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest
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Prospective study of restless legs syndrome and mortality among men
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Management of carotid stenosis in women: Consensus document
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