title: Brain stem death defines death in law.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow G51 4TF.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jennett
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D018458:Persistent Vegetative State / Q000175:diagnosis; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D006113:United Kingdom; D028761:Withholding Treatment