Importance There are inconsistencies in concept, criteria, practice, and documentation of
brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) both internationally and within countries …

The functional complexity of the central nervous system (CNS) is unparalleled in living
organisms. Its nested cells, circuits and networks encode memories, move bodies and …

One of the first attempts to define brain death (BD) dates from 1963, and since then, the
diagnosis criteria of that entity have evolved. In spite of the publication of practice …

Although the Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA) has served as a model statute for
40 years, there is a growing recognition that the law must be updated. One issue being …

As early-career neuroethicists, we come to the field of neuroethics at a unique moment: we
are well-situated to consider nearly two decades of neuroethics scholarship and identify …

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 …

Purpose Data on childhood intensive care unit (ICU) deaths are needed to identify changing
patterns of intensive care resource utilization. We sought to determine the epidemiology and …

Death can be defined as the permanent cessation of the organism as a whole. Although the
organism as a whole is a century-old concept, it remains better intuited than analyzed …

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article discusses the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to
patients who are comatose and reviews the current knowledge on prognosis from various …

Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is a repeatable, at‐the‐bedside, helpful tool for confirming
cerebral circulatory arrest (CCA). Despite its variable accuracy, TCD is increasingly used …