ReviewJournal of intensive care2022
Brain death: a clinical overview.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- Navigating ethical challenges in donation after circulatory death: Nurses' perspectives.Nursing ethics · 2026Article
- A structured analysis of the concept of brain death.Theoretical medicine and bioethics · 2026Article
- Association of reduced physician requirements with brain death confirmation pathway duration and organ donation outcomes in the ICU: a retrospective cohort study.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
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- A Person-Centred Approach to Organ Donation Decision-Making After Brain Death: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Familial Cognitive Dissonance in the Context of Brain Death: A Case Report and Theoretical Analysis.Cureus · 2025Article
- Management of adult organ donors after brain death in ICU: insights from an Italian survey.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2025Article
- 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography as an adjunctive tool in the diagnosis of brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) with abnormal spinal reflexes: a series of case descriptions.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- The Presence of Family Members During Brainstem Testing: An Ethical Dilemma.Nursing in critical care · 2025Review
- Brain Death.ATS scholar · 2024Article
- Brain Death Knowledge and Attitudes Among Fourth-Year Medical Students at Umm Al-Qura University.Cureus · 2024Article
- Management of Potential Organ Donor: Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine-Position Statement.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2024Article
- Role of Clinical and Multimodality Neuroimaging in the Evaluation of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria and Recent Highlights from 2023 Updated Guidelines.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Ancillary tests for brain death.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Evaluation of the new modified apnea test in confirmation of brain death.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2024Article
- Brain Dead and Pregnant.Cureus · 2023Article
- An Overdue Brain Death Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: Review of Malaysian Medical Council 2006 Documentations.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2023Article
- Induced Coma, Death, and Organ Transplantation: A Physiologic, Genetic, and Theological Perspective.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) in Selected Scenarios with Risk of Possible False-Positive or False-Negative Conclusions in Diagnosing Brain Death.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Swedish Intensive Care Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Views on Donation After Circulatory Death Before a National Implementation.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
Brain death, also commonly referred to as death by neurologic criteria, has been considered a legal definition of death for decades. Its determination involves many considerations and subtleties. In this review, we discuss the philosophy and history of brain death, its clinical determination, and special considerations. We discuss performance of the main clinical components of the brain death exam: assessment of coma, cranial nerves, motor testing, and apnea testing. We also discuss common ancillary tests, including advantages and pitfalls. Special discussion is given to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, target temperature management, and determination of brain death in pediatric populations. Lastly, we discuss existing controversies and future directions in the field.
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