As Coroner, I must aver I thoroughly examined her And she's not only MERELY dead, She's
really, most SINCERELY dead.—Coroner, after examining the remains of the Wicked Witch …

Although the concept of death by neurologic criteria is accepted throughout much of the
world and death can legally be determined by neurologic criteria throughout the United …

Although death by neurologic criteria (brain death) is legally recognized throughout the
United States, state laws and clinical practice vary concerning three key issues:(1) the …

This book presents principal controversies over the determination of death by neurologic
criteria (“brain death”). The editors and authors are exceedingly well-versed in this subject …

Although the assessment of death has long been accepted as the physician's domain, death
as a concept is shared with several stakeholders, including religion, philosophy, and society …

The incoherence of determining death by neurological criteria: A commentary on
controversies in the determination of death, a white paper by the president's council on …

While media coverage of the Terri Schiavo case in Florida has recently refocused public
attention on end of life decision making, another end of life tragedy in Utah has raised …

While media coverage of the Terri Schiavo case in Florida has recently refocused public
attention on end of life decision making, another end of life tragedy in Utah has raised …

The case is all too familiar in neurological intensive care units: Howard Stevens, an active
80-year-old man with hypertension, was enjoying good health until the day of his admission …

THE HISTORY OF BRAIN DEATH For thousands of years, the term “death” meant the
permanent stopping of the heart and breathing. However, when Bjorn Ibsen from Denmark …