Although the concept of brain death is accepted by the majority of physicians, lawyers,
ethicists and society at large, controversies about determination of death by neurological …

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In response to a number of recent lawsuits related to brain death determination, the
American Academy of Neurology Ethics, Law, and Humanities Committee convened a …

Objective: We sought to evaluate how neurologists approach situations in which families
request prolonged organ support after declaration of death by neurologic criteria (DNC) …

Importance Guidelines for declaration of brain death in children were revised in 2011 by the
Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Child Neurology …

Neurologic determination of brain death is a complex assessment that may be
misunderstood by nonspecialists and families. Recent guidelines clarify how to proceed with …

In 1968, the definition of death in the United States was expanded to include not just death
by cardiopulmonary criteria, but also death by neurologic criteria. We explore the way the …

Objectives: We sought to 1) evaluate how pediatricians approach situations in which families
request continuation of organ support after declaration of death by neurologic criteria and 2) …

The conception and the determination of brain death continue to raise scientific, legal,
philosophical, and religious controversies. While both the President's Commission for the …

Background To explore the effect of end of life and other palliative decision making
scenarios on the mental health of family members of patients in the neuro-intensive care …