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Bykova K.M.

Almazov National Medical Research Centre

Savvina I.A.

Polenov Neurosurgical Institute;
Mechnikov North-West State Medical University

Bodareva N.V.

Almazov National Medical Research Centre

Zabrodskaya Yu.M.

Prof. A.L. Polenov Russian Research Institute of Neurosurgery — Branch V.A. Almazov National Medical Research Center of the Ministry of Health of Russia

Pathophysiological aspects and complex diagnosis of sepsis-associated encephalopathy. Prospects for etiopathogenetic therapy

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Bykova K.M., Savvina I.A., Bodareva N.V., Zabrodskaya Yu.M.

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Bykova KM, Savvina IA, Bodareva NV, Zabrodskaya YuM. Pathophysiological aspects and complex diagnosis of sepsis-associated encephalopathy. Prospects for etiopathogenetic therapy. Russian Journal of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology. 2022;(4):92‑98. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/anaesthesiology202204192

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