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Selected Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Other Current Assets [Line Items] |  |
Prepaid conferences and travel | $ 230 | $ 94
Prepaid consulting, subscriptions and other expenses | 184 | 290
Other receivable | 86 | 0
Prepaid insurances | 59 | 351
Clinical consulting services refund receivable | 0 | 46
Prepaid clinical research organizations | 0 | 46
Total | $ 559 | $ 827

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