Determination of brain death/death by neurologic criteria: the world brain death project

DM Greer, SD Shemie, A Lewis, S Torrance, P Varelas… - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There are inconsistencies in concept, criteria, practice, and documentation of
brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) both internationally and within countries …

Computed tomography (CT) angiography for confirmation of the clinical diagnosis of brain death

T Taylor, RA Dineen, DC Gardiner… - Cochrane Database …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The diagnosis of death using neurological criteria (brain death) has profound
social, legal and ethical implications. The diagnosis can be made using standard clinical …

Computed tomography angiography in the diagnosis of brain death: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AH Kramer, DJ Roberts - Neurocritical care, 2014 - Springer
Background Physiological instability and confounding factors may interfere with the clinical
diagnosis of brain death. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) has been suggested as …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for the assessment and acceptance of potential brain-dead organ donors

GA Westphal, VD Garcia, RL Souza… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
RESUMO O transplante de órgãos é a única alternativa para muitos pacientes portadores
de algumas doenças terminais. Ao mesmo tempo, é preocupante a crescente desproporção …

[HTML][HTML] Diretrizes para avaliação e validação do potencial doador de órgãos em morte encefálica

GA Westphal, VD Garcia, RL Souza… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
RESUMO O transplante de órgãos é a única alternativa para muitos pacientes portadores
de algumas doenças terminais. Ao mesmo tempo, é preocupante a crescente desproporção …

[HTML][HTML] Technical aids in the diagnosis of brain death: a comparison of SEP, AEP, EEG, TCD and CT angiography

S Welschehold, S Boor, K Reuland… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The use of technical aids to confirm brain death is a controversial matter.
Angiography with the intra-arterial administration of contrast medium is the international gold …

When is “brainstem death” brain death? The case for ancillary testing in primary infratentorial brain lesion

U Walter, JL Fernández-Torre, T Kirschstein… - Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
The widely accepted concept of brain death (BD) comprises the demonstration of
irreversible coma in combination with the loss of brainstem reflexes and irreversible apnea …

Implementation of computed tomography angiography (CTA) and computed tomography perfusion (CTP) in Polish guidelines for determination of cerebral circulatory …

R Bohatyrewicz, J Pastuszka, W Walas… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) guidelines are routinely
analyzed, compared and updated in the majority of countries and are later implemented as …

[HTML][HTML] CT angiography in the diagnosis of brain death

M Sawicki, R Bohatyrewicz, A Walecka… - Polish journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Brain death is defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the entire brain,
including the brainstem. Brain death is principally established using clinical criteria including …

Computed tomographic angiography criteria in the diagnosis of brain death—comparison of sensitivity and interobserver reliability of different evaluation scales

M Sawicki, R Bohatyrewicz, K Safranow, A Walecka… - Neuroradiology, 2014 - Springer
Introduction The standardized diagnostic criteria for computed tomographic angiography
(CTA) in diagnosis of brain death (BD) are not yet established. The aim of the study was to …