Phenomenological diversity of spinal reflexes in brain death

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 315-321

  Spittler, J F ^a   Wortmann, D ^a   Von During M ^b   Gehlen, W ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain death; Lazarus sign; Spinal automatisms; Spinal reflexes

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATISM; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SPINAL REFLEX; TIME;

ADULT; AUTOMATISM; BRAIN DEATH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REFLEX; SHOULDER; SPINAL CORD; THORAX; TRACHEA;

EID: 0034465218     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2000.00062.x     Document Type: Article

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