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Confounding factors in diagnosing brain death: a case report
BACKGROUND: Brain death is strictly defined medically and legally. This diagnosis depends on three cardinal neurological features: coma, absent brainstem reflexes, and apnea. The diagnosis can only be made, however, in the absence of intoxication, hypothermia, or certain medical illnesses. CASE PRES...
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BioMed Central
2002
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC117131/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12097152 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-2-5 |