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Effects of electrical cervical spinal cord stimulation on cerebral blood perfusion, cerebrospinal fluid catecholamine levels, and oxidative stress in comatose patients

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, No. 110, Sec. 1, Chien-Kuo N. Road, Taichung, 402, Taiwan

    J. -T. Liu, W. -C. Tan & Dr. Wen-Jui Liao

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Municipal Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Wen-Ta Chiu

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Yung-Hsiao Chiang

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Ming-Chien Kao  & Ching-Chang Hung  & 

  4. Center for Neuropsychiatry, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Shinn-Zong Lin

  5. Department of Neurosurgery, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Han-Jung Chen

  6. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Simon F. T. Tang

  7. National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, USA

    Barry J. Hoffer

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Liu, J.T., Tan, W.C., Liao, WJ. (2008). Effects of electrical cervical spinal cord stimulation on cerebral blood perfusion, cerebrospinal fluid catecholamine levels, and oxidative stress in comatose patients. In: Chiu, WT., et al. Reconstructive Neurosurgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 101. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-78205-7_12

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