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Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Electroencephalographic Assessment in Disorders of Consciousness
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Vulnerable brains: research ethics and neurosurgical patients
1Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA.
Abstract:
Seven specific challenges in patient vulnerability related to neurosurgical advancement highlight needed augmentations for standards in innovation and research that do not unduly inhibit access to potential therapies while assuring just treatment of patients.
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