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Neurology
Brain Death
Questions discussed in this category
In patients being evaluated for brain death, which abnormal movements are definitively known to still be consistent with brain death and which are possibly consistent with brain death but lack definitive evidence?
What are the sources for this and are they reliable by today’s standards? Numerous case series report various abnormal movements but how reliabl...
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Do you perform apnea testing prior to ancillary tests in patients with suspected brain death who are unable to undergo complete brainstem testing?
For patients who are unable to have complete brain stem testing, would you recommend apnea testing prior to ancillary tests in case of suspected brain...
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How do you complete brain death testing in patients who cannot tolerate apnea testing and are unable to transport for ancillary testing?
For instance, if the patient doesn’t tolerate apnea testing, is too unstable to go for ancillary testing outside the ICU, and TCDs/EEG are unava...
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Papers discussed in this category
JAMA,
Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria: The World Brain Death Project.
Neurocritical care, 2005
Brain death-associated reflexes and automatisms.
Clinical neurophysiology practice, 2022 May 16
Spinal reflexes and brain death.
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