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Brain Death

Neurosurgery, 1986
Brain death is a condition widely recognized by philosophers, theologians, the public, and the law. Criteria for the determination of brain death have been progressively refined for almost 30 years. They involve clinical evidence of the loss of brain function and various periods of observation, which can often be shortened by confirmatory tests ...
H H, Kaufman, J, Lynn
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BRAIN DEATH

The Lancet, 1987
To the Editor.— Because we are now able to provide long-term cardio-pulmonary support, the determination of cerebral death in children is a critical issue, both to provide an unambiguous diagnosis of death and, when appropriate, to allow recovery of organs for transplantation.
J P, Morray   +3 more
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Brain Death

Surgical Clinics of North America, 2017
Death determined by neurologic criteria, commonly referred to as "brain death," occurs when function of the entire brain ceases, including the brain stem. Diagnostic criteria for brain death are explicit but controversy exists regarding nuances of the evaluation and potential confounders of the examination.
Mack, Drake   +2 more
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BRAIN DEATH

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1997
The development and evolution of the concept of brain death has been necessary due to our technologic advances in medical care and organ transplantation. The current operational definition of brain death is based on coma, absent brain stem reflexes, and apnea, with use of confirmatory testing only as necessary.
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Pediatric Brain Death

Pediatrics In Review, 2021
1. Brooke T. McLaughlin, MD, MPH* 2. James J. Filiano, MD* 1. *Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH A 3-year-old boy was airlifted from a nearby hospital after a motor vehicle collision. At the scene he had a prolonged extraction and was not breathing. He was intubated and experienced cardiac arrest during transport. Cardiopulmonary
Brooke T, McLaughlin, James J, Filiano
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Brain death

2019
Declaration of brain death requires demonstration of irreversible injury to the whole brain including the brainstem. Current guidelines rely on bedside clinical examination to determine that the patient has irreversible coma, absent cranial nerve reflexes, and apnea.
Matthew A, Koenig, Peter W, Kaplan
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