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Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Causes Injury of the Ascending Reticular Activating System: Relation to Consciousness

S.H. Jang and H.S. Kim
American Journal of Neuroradiology April 2015, 36 (4) 667-671; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4203
S.H. Jang
aFrom the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea.
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aFrom the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Taegu, Republic of Korea.
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