Criteria of brain death: review and comparison.
The concept of brain death has become important in law and medicine, replacing in some instances the concept of circulatory arrest as a definition of death. Yet, brain death has not been established as a clear clinical or pathologic entity, a point brought out here by comparison of criteria for identification. The need for more research is evident.
D000792:Angiography; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001926:Brain Death; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D003128:Coma; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010808:Physical Examination; D013997:Time Factors