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Research Article

Voxel-based statistical analysis of thalamic glucose metabolism in traumatic brain injury: Relationship with consciousness and cognition

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Pages 1098-1107 | Received 08 Sep 2009, Accepted 16 May 2010, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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