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Metadata
Title
Does the brain become heavier or lighter after trauma? The long story of brain water content and its direct or indirect measurement
Author
Nino Stocchetti
Publication date
01-08-2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 8/2005
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2708-z

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