DELAYED CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA FOLLOWING AN ANEURYSMAL SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE: THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES

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  • Tijana Nastasovic University Clinical Center of Serbia, Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation on Neurosurgery Clinic, Belgrade, Serbia; School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia Author

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https://doi.org/10.67214/g376zp93

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30-09-2026

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DELAYED CEREBRAL ISCHEMIA FOLLOWING AN ANEURYSMAL SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE: THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES. (2026). Macedonian Journal of Anaesthesia, 10(3), 8-17. https://doi.org/10.67214/g376zp93