To the Editor, Consciousness is one of the least understood and poorly characterized
functions following acute severe brain injury. 1 The 2020 World Brain Death Project ''… only …

There are two sets of criteria for declaration of death. First, if there is neither cardiac output
nor respiratory effort, then cardiopulmonary criteria are used. Second, if both the cerebrum …

In this era of improved resuscitation and support systems, one of the most common problems
facing a clinical neurologist is the assessment, diagnosis, and management of a patient in …

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Patients in coma, vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome, and in minimally
conscious states pose medical, scientific, and ethical challenges. As patients with disorders …

reversible chemical coma and then take over the functions that the brain would normally
perform. This task involves both the cerebral functions and the practical functions that an …

The development of artificial ventilation in the 1950s has enabled cardiopulmonary function
to be maintained in apnoeic patients with severe intracranial pathology who would …

DISCUSSION Death is defined by the Uniform Determination of Death Act as “either (i)
irreversible cessation of circulatory or respiratory functions, or (ii) irreversible cessation of all …