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Klimash A.V.

FGU «RNKhI im. prof. A.L. Polenova», Sankt-Peterburg

Kondakov E.N.

Rossiĭskiĭ neĭrokhirurgicheskiĭ institut im. prof. A.L. Polenova, Sankt-Peterburg

Posttraumatic vegetative state (some aspects of brain dysfunction)

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Klimash A.V., Kondakov E.N.

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Klimash AV, Kondakov EN. Posttraumatic vegetative state (some aspects of brain dysfunction). S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2010;110(5):117‑121. (In Russ.)

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