title: Biology, metaphysics, and brain death criteria.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Electronic address: lazaridi@bcm.edu.
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lazaridis
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Blumenthal-Barby
mesh_terms: D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D008678:Metaphysics