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Several authors have emphasized the importance of signs of decerebration on the prognosis of traumatic injuries to the brain. In some centers, such signs constitute an indication for the performance of extensive radiologic investigations or even exploratory surgery (2).
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Mello, P.A., Horta, M.P., Leão, I. (1976). Changes in Brain Stem Blood Vessels in Patients with Early Signs of Decerebration in the Absence of Intracranial Hypertension. In: Beks, J.W.F., Bosch, D.A., Brock, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure III. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66508-0_21
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