The Concept of Death and Deceased Organ Donation
International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine, 2010 An individual who has sustained either irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brainstem is dead. A person is not dead unless his brain is dead.
Francis Delmonico
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Experimental brain death: 1. Morphology and fine structure of the brain [PDF]
, 1973 F. Matakas +2 more
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Compound Heterozygous MRPS14 Variants Associated With Leigh Syndrome
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT MRPS14 (uS14m) is a nuclear‐encoded ribosomal protein important for mitochondria‐specific translation. To date, only a single individual with a recessive MRPS14‐related disorder (also known as COXPD38) has been reported. We report an additional subject possessing novel compound heterozygous MRPS14 variants (p.Asp37Asn, p.Asn60Asp). The subject
Maria Gabriela Otero +15 more
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Brain death in Britain as reflected in renal donors. [PDF]
, 1981 B. Jennett, C Hessett
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A PANoptosis‐Based Signature for Survival and Immune Predication in Glioblastoma Multiforme
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective PANoptosis is a concept of total cell death characterized by pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis. We aimed to explore the clinical significance of PANoptosis‐related genes (PARGs) in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Methods Expression profiles of GBM were downloaded from the XENA database as a training dataset to construct a ...
Jun Yang +4 more
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Crosstalk Between Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor And N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Signaling In Neurons [PDF]
, 2008 Glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in brain exerting prosurvival effect on neurons via N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) signaling under physiological conditions.
Georgiev, Danko +3 more
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ABC of brain stem death. Diagnosis of brain stem death--II. [PDF]
, 1982 C Pallis
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Military Service Roles and ALS Among Veterans: A Matched Case–Control Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While military service is an established risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), it remains unclear whether this association is linked to combat. We conducted a matched case–control study comparing 191 ALS patients who were veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) with known military service type and 1910 matched controls. The
Asaf Honig +4 more
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Brain death: concepts and knowledge amongst health professionals in province of Sindh, Pakistan [PDF]
, 2008 OBJECTIVE: Last few decades have seen improved resuscitative measures and use of life saving machines like ventilators. Due to these dramatic interventions, end of life decisions, including brain death and organ transplantation, have become more complex ...
Khealani, Bhojo A +5 more
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Efficacy of three different cervical dislocation methods for on-farm killing of layer chicks
Poultry Science, 2023 : Unfit chicks with low viability are often euthanized in the layer industry. An effective euthanasia protocol is characterized by rapid, irreversible insensibility, followed by prompt death.
R.M.A.S. Bandara +5 more
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