A New Frontier? Novel Brain Activity Observed in Flatlined PatientHuffington PostAfter exhibiting a flatline, however, brain death did not occur — rather, the patient plunged into a deeper coma still, and his EEG began to show repeating v-shaped spike…
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Adrian Peterson’s Son’s Death Shouldn’t Be Just Another Brain Injury Statistic
ABC News Many sports fans know the staggering statistics of the 2012 NFL MVP Adrian Peterson: • Peterson narrowly missed breaking Eric Dickerson’s single season rushing record by 108 yards • Peterson had the most yards rushing in a single with 296 • Peterson … |
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‘Good death’ in end-of-life care
Inquirer.net 1 problem, as most don’t realize that brain death is equivalent to a patient’s absolute death,” said Dr. Mary Agnes Busuego of St. Luke’s Medical Center during a recent postgraduate course organized by the University of the Philippines Manila and the … |
Bioethics expert refutes beliefs about brain deathRU Daily TargumBioethics expert refutes beliefs about brain death. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Posted: Friday, October…
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Discovery ‘could hold key to Alzheimer’s treatment’
BBC News The discovery of the first chemical to prevent the death of brain tissue in a neurodegenerative disease has been hailed as an exciting and historic moment in medical research. More work is needed to develop a drug that could be taken by patients. |
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Doctors seek family consent for ‘brain death test’ on Alam
E Kantipur Doctors at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital have asked for family consent to conduct a “brain death test” on Mohammad Alam, the CPN-UML Constituent Assembly election candidate for Bara-4 who was seriously injured in Friday’s shooting. |
Pacific Northwest Inlander |
As 16-year-old Lorissa Green lay dying, her grieving mother started a letter …
Pacific Northwest Inlander Her spleen and colon were ruptured, her left lung collapsed. Brain death worsened her condition, cutting off her body’s ability to regulate blood and oxygen flow to her organs and leaving her condition unstable. So LifeCenter’s medical personnel were … |
Swindon Advertiser |
Health practitioners donate defibrillator to Cricklade
Swindon Advertiser Brain death starts after three minutes. Survival rates are five per cent with CPR alone and 50 per cent with defibrillation. “To use the machine you first call 999 to alert the ambulance service who will give you an access code,” said Andrew. “A series … |
Saving lives, by redefining deathOn Line opinionWhile trying to determine if Amanda satisfied all the requirements of brain death, all controlled by the brain stem, she realised that Amanda, despite her irreversible brain damage, had some reflexive neu…
Toronto Star |
Tough Mudder: Racing on an obstacle course, at the risk of your life
Toronto Star According to the National Institutes of Health, brain cells begin to die after five minutes of oxygen deprivation, and coma, seizures and brain death can occur beyond that point. In Sengupta’s case, it took 38 minutes for medics to get his heart … |