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midbrain was induced by severe stress in fires (108). Iskhizova and Tumanov
examined the ultrasound and histological changes in the central nervous system
in cases of thermal trauma. These authors found that derangements of
interneuronic bonds and of interrelations between the neurons and capillaries
are typical vital changes in the brain (109).
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