Confirmation of brainstem death

Pract Neurol. 2016 Apr;16(2):129-35. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2015-001297. Epub 2016 Feb 5.

Authors

E John Cameron¹, Antonio Bellini², Maxwell S Damian³, David P Breen³

Affiliations

¹ Acute Medicine Department, Royal London Hospital, London, UK.
² Essex Centre for Neurological Sciences, Queen's Hospital, Romford, UK.
³ Department of Neurology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.

PMID: 26850636
DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2015-001297

No abstract available

Keywords: apnoea; brainstem; death; reflexes; testing.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain Death / diagnosis*
Brain Stem / physiopathology*
Humans
Neurologic Examination / methods*
Neurologic Examination / standards
United Kingdom