Brain death in children: Clinical, neurophysiological and radioisotopic angiography findings in 125 patients

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-46

  Ruiz García, Matilde ^a   Gonzalez Astiazarán, Adalberto ^a   Collado Corona, Miguel Angel ^a   Rueda Franco, Fernando ^a   Sosa de Martínez, Cristina ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brain death; Children; Electroencephalogram; Etiology; Evoked potentials; Radioisotopic angiography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034050254     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050010     Document Type: Article

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