Brain death signifies the complete, irreversible cessation of brain function, including the capacity for the brainstem to regulate respiratory and vegetative activities. It was first described in 1959, predating …

Jul 15, 2022 · Brain death should only be evaluated in patients with neuroimaging (e.g., CT scan) that demonstrates catastrophic brain injury compatible with brain death (e.g., herniation or severe …

Jun 25, 2024 · If your provider suspects you have brain death, they’ll tell your family about the tests and what the tests might show. Tests include a physical examination, imaging tests like a brain MRI, an …

Oct 11, 2023 · In addition to synthesizing guidance for BD/DNC determination regardless of age, the 2023 guideline expands upon and updates prior recommendations on (1) the prerequisites for …

This guideline provides recommendations on the evaluation of brain death/death by neurologic criteria for both children and adults.

If brain death is determined by clinical exam (e.g. apnea test), testing must be 12 hours apart by two different ICU attending physicians. If radiographic study consistent with brain death, it must be …

Jun 30, 2015 · Prior to 24 hrs, an arrested patients’ brain death can be determined by demonstration of absent cerebral blood flow. After 30 days of age, the same rules apply to children and to adults.

Nov 8, 2024 · Brain death is the irreversible loss of all functions of the brain, including the brainstem. The three essential findings in brain death are coma (unresponsiveness), absence of brainstem …

When the full clinical examination, including both assessments of the brain stem reflexes and the apnea test is conclusively performed, no additional testing is required to determine brain death.

Once brain death has been diagnosed, a patient is declared dead. A single brain death examination, including the apnea test, is the minimum standard for diagnosing brain death in adults.