 Brain Death
"Brain Death" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A state of prolonged irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including lower brain stem function with the complete absence of voluntary movements, responses to stimuli, brain stem reflexes, and spontaneous respirations. Reversible conditions which mimic this clinical state (e.g., sedative overdose, hypothermia, etc.) are excluded prior to making the determination of brain death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp348-9)
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D001926
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.151 C10.597.606.358.800.200.100 C23.550.260.159
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| Concept/Terms |
Brain Death- Brain Death
- Death, Brain
- Coma Depasse
- Brain Dead
- Brain Deads
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| 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1989 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain Death" by people in Profiles.
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Walters JW. Anencephalic infants as organ sources. Bioethics. 1991 Oct; 5(4):326-41.
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Walters JW, Winslow GR. Anencephalic infants as organ sources: should the law be changed? J Pediatr. 1989 Nov; 115(5 Pt 1):824-32.
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Walters JW, Ashwal S. Anencephalic infants as organ donors and the brain death standard. J Med Philos. 1989 Feb; 14(1):79-87.
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Walters JW, Ashwal S. Organ prolongation in anencephalic infants: ethical & medical issues. Hastings Cent Rep. 1988 Oct-Nov; 18(5):19-27.
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