Brief review: The role of ancillary tests in the neurological determination of death

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 620-627

  Young, G Bryan ^a   Shemie, Sam D ^b   Doig, Christopher James ^c   Teitelbaum, Jeannie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN STEM; CANADA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDLINE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 33645228868     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03021855     Document Type: Review

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