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Ancillary tests for brain death [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology
BackgroundAncillary tests are often used in the determination of death by neurologic criteria (DNC), especially when the clinical examination is inconclusive. DNC is widely accepted, as defined by the comprehensive report of the World Brain Death Project.
Shyam Duvuru, Vivek Sanker, Rajeeb Kumar Mishra, Arvind K. Sharma, Shir Lynn Lim, Nisha Baskar, Vijay K. Sharma   +6 more
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Diagnostic Sensitivity of the Revised Venous System in Brain Death in Children [PDF]

Tomography
Background/Objectives: While ancillary tests for brain death diagnosis are not routinely recommended in guidelines, they may be necessary in specific clinical scenarios.
Hasibe Gökçe Çinar, Berna Ucan, Hasan Bulut, Şükriye Yılmaz, Sultan Göncü, Emrah Gün, Pınar Özbudak, Canan Üstün, Çiğdem Üner   +8 more
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BRAIN DEATH

British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1981
Mechanical ventilation frequently saves lives that are threatened by temporary respiratory failure; but when breathing stops due to irreversible brain damage ventilation only prolongs the process of dying, as organs serially cease to function. The possibility of extending from a few minutes to many days the interval between final failure of the brain ...
ShelleyN. Chou, R.J. Flanagan, J.G. Prior, S.M. Raper, B. Widdop, G.N. Volans   +5 more
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Prerequisites for the Diagnosis

Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, 2023
Brain death is death according to neurological criteria and is defined as the complete and permanent loss of all functions of the brain, including those of the brain stem, expressed as an unresponsive coma with loss of brain stem reflexes.
Süha Bozbay, Oktay Demirkıran
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Brain Death and Organ Donation

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2022
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Badri Man Shrestha
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Evolution of the Concepts of Brain Death and Brain Stem Death

Amrita Journal of Medicine, 2020
Brain stem death has remained a topic of contention among physicians and laypersons for many years. The evolution of the current definition of brain stem death has been the end result of decades of scientific study and deliberation.
Shabala Paul, Mathew George
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Determination of Brain Stem Death

Amrita Journal of Medicine, 2020
This article will focus on a step by step description of the process of brain stem death testing as per Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) guidelines. This will be followed by a narrative on how the testing criteria differ among the various
Rajagopal Ramanan
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Legal Aspects of Brain Death

Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, 2023
Brain death is a medical diagnosis. A person who is diagnosed as brain dead is considered dead both medically and legally. Medical support is required in organ donor cases, the purpose of medical support is organ preservation.
Dilek Özcengiz
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Brain Death and Organ Transplantation in Nepal: Navigating Cultural, Legal, and Ethical Landscapes

Transplant International, 2023
Organ transplantation after brain death is challenging in Nepal due to cultural beliefs, legal frameworks, and ethical considerations. The Human Body Organ Transplantation (Regulation and Prohibition) Act (HBOTA) has not met with substantial success ...
Alok Atreya, Priska Bastola, Swasti Bhandari, Samata Nepal, Prawesh Singh Bhandari   +4 more
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Brain Death and Special Circumstances

Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, 2023
The basis for the diagnosis of brain death (BD) is defined for the detection of a clinical condition with minimal criteria. The patient’s current condition or the presence of organ support treatments for efforts to keep the patient alive in this process ...
Kerem Erkalp
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