Jan 5, 2025 · 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Definition: A Permanent, Irreversible, and Complete Loss of Brain Function Determination of Brain Death is Primarily a Clinical Diagnosis and Can Be Done with a Clinical Exam that Demonstrates Coma, …

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.

Determination that a patient meets neurologic criteria for death is a medical responsibility that leads to a legal declaration. The purpose of this guideline is to clarify the brain death determination process for …

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.

Jul 22, 2025 · Either two separate apnea tests > 12 hours apart and administered by two different clinicians OR a nuclear scintigraphy study without evidence of isotope uptake