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Opening a Window to the Injured Brain: Non-invasive Neuromonitoring with Quantitative Pupillometry

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Solari, D., Miroz, JP., Oddo, M. (2018). Opening a Window to the Injured Brain: Non-invasive Neuromonitoring with Quantitative Pupillometry. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2018. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73670-9_38

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