Journal of neurosurgery · 1971 · 219 citations · 16 references
MedicineNeurosciencePhysiologyNeurocritical CareNeurological Critical CareVentilator ManagementCardiopulmonary ResuscitationCell DeathMechanical VentilationOrgan FailureRespiratory FailureRespiratory Failure ManagementBrain Death ManagementNeural Cell DeathRespiratory Failure PrognosisRespiratory Failure Support
✓ “Brain death” was analyzed in 25 moribund patients with regard to the clinical evaluation of the patients and the significance of segmental reflexes and electroencephalographic recordings. It is concluded that a state of brain death in a patient with known irreparable pathology can be established solely on clinical grounds.
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Oscar Sugar, R. W. Gerard · Journal of Neurophysiology · 1938 · 232 citations
Medicine, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +11
Cerebral Death and the Electroencephalogram
Daniel Silverman · JAMA · 1969 · 106 citations
Medicine, Neurology, Neuroscience +16
After the Definition of Irreversible Coma
Henry K. Beecher · New England Journal of Medicine · 1969 · 77 citations
Life Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology +11