Guidelines for the determination of brain death in infants and children: An update of the 1987 task force recommendations-executive summary

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 573-585

  Nakagawa, Thomas A ^a,b   Ashwal, Stephen ^b,c   Mathur, Mudit ^a,b   Mysore, Mohan ^a,b  

^a Society of Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^c Child Neurology Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA TEST; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; COMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BRAIN DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 84860203381     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.23552     Document Type: Review

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