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Diagnosis of brain death

Brain death (BD) should be understood as the ultimate clinical expression of a brain catastrophe characterized by a complete and irreversible neurological stoppage, recognized by irreversible coma, absent brainstem reflexes, and apnea. The most common pattern is manifested by an elevation of intracr...

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Autor principal: Machado, Calixto
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3093212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21577338
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ni.2010.e2