Ask a Doctor: Defining what is considered brain deadThe SentinelIn 2010, the American Academy of Neurology updated its guidelines to determine brain death. Physicians must perform a comprehensive evaluation of 25 tests before classifying someone as bra…
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Nine years after her death, the “aftermath” of Terri Schiavo continues to be …
National Right to Life News If you didn’t follow the terribly tragedy that was the unnecessary death of Terri Schiavo, it might shock you how much misinformation, snarky commentary, and relevant facts that did not make their way into Clyde Haberman’s 1,057-word-long Sunday story, … |
Brain scans may predict if patients will wake upCNN (blog)Both conditions are different from brain death, where the brain has stopped functioning altogether. Patients who are brain dead cannot recover. Doctors have difficulty distinguishing between min…
For vegetative patients, a brain scan may detect hope of recoveryLos Angeles TimesIn the netherworld that lies between death and full consciousness, some grievously injured or ill patients will remain suspended indefinitely. But others, given time, wil…
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Danville family of brain-dead girl sues Oakland hospital that treated Jahi McMath
Contra Costa Times After a medical device became dislodged after implementation, she suffered cardiac arrest and brain damage resulting in brain death, the suit said. Morgan’s twin sister, Hunter, had the same surgery at the hospital with a positive result. Hunter turned … |
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Q&A: Become an organ donor
Omaha World-Herald A. In almost all cases, the donor patient has suffered a traumatic brain injury and brain death. After all lifesaving efforts have been exhausted and it is determined that the patient’s death is imminent, the patient must remain on ventilated support … |
Govt amends transplantation of human organs rules to widen donor poolpharmabiz.comIt enables a surgeon or a physician and an anaesthetist to be included on the medical board in the event of non-availability of a neurosurgeon or a neurologist to certify…
End-of-life ethics examined by panelBrnowPopik cited a study by the American Academy of Neurology that indicated, while the protocol for declaring brain death varies widely from state to state and hospital to hospital, an average hospital determines br…
Tourist suffers brain death from severe reaction to tehina; family donates organsJerusalem PostA 30-year-old tourist from South Africa suffered lower-brain death a few weeks ago as a result of eating tehina where she was staying alone. She quickly deve…
Woman Accused of Killing Beloved Softball Coach Goes on Trial TuesdayPatch.comShe was pronounced dead at 6 p.m. that day as a result of brain death due to vertebral artery transection, officials said. Nicolas is charged with one felony count of vehicul…