Despite its familiarity and widespread acceptance, the concept of “brain death” remains
incoherent in theory and confused in practice. Moreover, the only purpose served by the …

Brain death has been discussed extensively for the last 25 years. Most investigators now
believe that requiring death of the entire brain as the criterion for brain death in the Uniform …

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

In this original and compelling book, Jeffrey P. Bishop, a philosopher, ethicist, and physician,
argues that something has gone sadly amiss in the care of the dying by contemporary …

The mainstream rationale for equating “brain death”(BD) with death is that the brain confers
integrative unity upon the body, transforming it from a mere collection of organs and tissues …

The Impending Collapse of the Wholeâ•’Brain Definition of Death Page 1 , The Impending
Collapse of the Whole-Brain efinition of by Robert M. Veatcb No one really believes that literally …

The “dead-donor rule” requires patients to be declared dead before the removal of life-
sustaining organs for transplantation. The concept of brain death was developed, in part, to …

In Death, Dying, and Organ Transplantation: Reconstructing Medical Ethics at the End of
Life, Miller and Truog challenge fundamental doctrines of established medical ethics. They …

The distinction between the “permanent”(will not reverse) and “irreversible”(cannot reverse)
cessation of functions is critical to understand the meaning of a determination of death using …

Beneath the nearly unanimous acceptance of the “brain death” concept lies widespread
confusion surrounding both the precise signification of “brain death” and the rationale for its …