Brain blood flow in the neurological determination of death: Canadian expert report

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-145

  Shemie, Sam D ^a,c   Lee, Donald ^d   Sharpe, Michael ^d   Tampieri, Donatella ^b   Young, Bryan ^d  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

APNEA; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEATH; CANADA; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEART ARREST; INTENSIVE CARE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEUROIMAGING; NEURORADIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SCINTIANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 45149117184     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100008544     Document Type: Review

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