There are few circumstances in which the provision of experienced, specialized care is as
critical as the determination of death by neurologic criteria (DNC) after catastrophic brain …

Abstract In the United States, the declaration of death by neurologic criteria in infants and
children is clinically determined by standards published in 2011 by a multidisciplinary …

Bei Feststellung des IHA gemäß RL4-BÄK ist medizinisch-naturwissenschaftlich (und
juristisch) der Tod des Menschen eingetreten [2, 3]; als Todeszeitpunkt gilt in Deutschland …

The UK government and NHS Blood and Transplant have introduced a number of policies
and organisational changes to the organ donation system following the 2008 …

We appreciate Dr. Sethi's interest in our article. 1 We agree that the standards for brain
death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) must be conservative and rigorous to avoid …

'Personalist Neuroethics: Practical Neuroethics. Volume 2'is the second volume by the
author to address ethical questions in neuroscience. The first volume dealt primarily with …

Sir, In their recent editorial, Shaw et al. argued against allowing healthcare professionals the
right to conscientious objection (CO) to organ donation without providing an explicit …

In order to maintain public trust, published guidelines must be followed to accurately and
consistently diagnose DNC. We must develop strategies to respond to objections to DNC …

Determination of death by neurologic criteria is now widely accepted around the world as
catalogued in the comprehensive report of the World Brain Death Project [1]. Yet, despite …

Disorders of consciousness are routinely seen in the neurocritical care unit (NCCU). This
chapter reviews the neuroanatomical basis for coma, followed by a detailed discussion of …