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ArticleCase reports in critical care2023

Cardiac Oscillations Complicating Brain Death Diagnosis.

Brittany Bolt, Farid Muakkassa, Lindsay Bruening, Cameron Marcus, Brittany Cunningham, Erin Pawlak, Richard Gandee, Christopher Newey

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Brittany BoltCerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Farid MuakkassaSection of Trauma, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA.
Lindsay BrueningSection of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA.
Cameron MarcusSection of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA.
Brittany CunninghamSection of Pharmacy, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9034-8996
Erin PawlakSection of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Akron, Ohio, USA.
Richard GandeeCerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Christopher NeweyCerebrovascular Center, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9386-7791

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Abstract

Death by neurologic criteria (DNC) or brain death is a clinical diagnosis. It is often complicated by variations in policies as well as confounders on examination. We discuss here the case of a 27-year-old male who had a cardiac arrest following toxic gaseous exposure. He ultimately progressed to brain death but was identified as having cardiac oscillations during clinical assessments that complicated the diagnosis. We discuss the case as well as the maneuvers used to clarify that the "triggered breaths" on the ventilator were indeed cardiac oscillations.

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PMCPMC10506872

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