Comparison of 1 vs 2 Brain Death Examinations on Time to Death Pronouncement and Organ Donation: A 12-Year Single Center Experience.

Panayiotis N VarelasMohammed RehmanChandan MehtaLisa LouchartLonni SchultzPaul BradyMohammed F KananehEelco F M Wijdicks

Published in: Neurology (2021)

A single neurologic examination to determine BD is sufficient in patients with nonanoxic catastrophic brain injuries. A second examination is without additional yield in this group and its delay reduces the number of organs transplanted.

Keyphrases

resting state
white matter
functional connectivity
cerebral ischemia
multiple sclerosis
subarachnoid hemorrhage