Diagnosis of brain death
Brain death (BD) should be understood as the ultimate clinical expression of a brain catastrophe characterized by a complete and irreversible neurological stoppage, recognized by irreversible coma, absent brainstem reflexes, and apnea. The most common pattern is manifested by an elevation of intracr...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Neurology International |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/ni/article/view/1294 |