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Bilateral loss of cortical SSEP responses is compatible with good outcome after cardiac arrest

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This work was supported by the ZNS Hannelore-Kohl-Stiftung with a grant to A.B. (#2011013).

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  1. Department of Neurology, Therapiezentrum Burgau, Dr.-Friedl-Str. 1, 89331, Burgau, Germany

    Andreas Bender, Kaitlen Howell & Marcel Frey

  2. Department of Neurology, Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Andreas Bender & Kaitlen Howell

  3. Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology, Zentralklinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany

    Ansgar Berlis

  4. Department of Neurology, Zentralklinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany

    Markus Naumann

  5. Department of Pediatrics, Zentralklinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany

    Gernot Buheitel

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Bender, A., Howell, K., Frey, M. et al. Bilateral loss of cortical SSEP responses is compatible with good outcome after cardiac arrest. J Neurol 259, 2481–2483 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6573-8

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