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Adjectival Hyphens
error

"post-cardiac arrest hypoxia"

Line 11:11 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-cardiac'.
Oxford Comma
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"White cerebellum sign, also called reversal sign or dense cerebellum sign, is encountered when there is a diffuse decrease in density of the supratentorial brain parenchyma, with relatively increased attenuation of the thalami, brainstem and cerebellum 3. This sign indicates irreversible brain damage and has a very poor prognosis, which is why radiologists must be aware of this sign 2."

Line 1:301 · Use the Oxford comma in 'thalami, brainstem and cerebellum'.
There Is
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"There are different theories proposed for this sign:"

Line 15:4 · Don't start a sentence with 'There are'.