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Mollaret P, Goulon M. Le coma depasse. Rev Neurol 1959; 101:3-15.
A definition of irreversible coma: report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Harvard Medical School to Examine the Definition of Brain Death. JAMA 1968;205:337-40.
Wijdicks EFM. Determining brain death in adults. Neurology 1995;45:1003-1011.
American Academy of Neurology Practice Parameters for Determining Brain Death in Adults. Neurology 1995;45:1012-1014.
Ad Hoc Committee on Brain Death, The Children's Hospital, Boston. Determination of brain death. J Pediatr 1987;110:15-19.
Goudreau JL, Wijdicks EF, Emery SF. Complications during apnea testing in the determination of brain death: predisposing factors. Neurology. 2000 Oct 10;55(7):1045-8.
Wijdicks EF. The diagnosis of brain death. N Engl J Med. 2001 Apr 19;344(16):1215-21
Fritz G. Brain death: clear definitions and terminology. Intensive Care Med. 2001 May;27(5):945-7.
Hageman JR. Brain Death in Infants. J Perinatol. 2001 Jan;21(1):81.
Vivien B, Haralambo MS, Riou B. [Barotrama during apnea testing for the determination of brain death]. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2001 Apr;20(4):370-3. French
Pitts LH, Caronna J. Apnea testing in diagnosis of brain death. J Neurosurg. 1982 Sep;57(3):433-4.
Lazar NM, Shemie S, Webster GC, Dickens BM. Bioethics for clinicians: 24. Brain death. CMAJ. 2001 Mar 20;164(6):833-6.
Marshall VC. Pathophysiology of brain death: effects on allograft function. Transplant Proc. 2001 Feb-Mar;33(1-2):845-6.
Dujardin KS, McCully RB, Wijdicks EF, Tazelaar HD, Seward JB, McGregor CG, Olson LJ. Myocardial dysfunction associated with brain death: clinical, echocardiographic, and pathologic features. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2001 Mar;20(3):350-7.
Freitas J, Azevedo E, Teixeira J, Carvalho MJ, Costa O, Falcao de Freitas A. Heart rate variability as an assessment of brain death. Transplant Proc. 2000 Dec;32(8):2584-5.
Azevedo E, Teixeira J, Neves JC, Vaz R. Transcranial Doppler and brain death. Transplant Proc. 2000 Dec;32(8):2579-81.
Lopau K, Mark J, Schramm L, Heidbreder E, Wanner C. Hormonal changes in brain death and immune activation in the donor. Transpl Int. 2000;13 Suppl 1:S282-5.
Lessard M, Mallais R, Turmel A. Apnea test in the diagnosis of brain death. Can J Neurol Sci. 2000 Nov;27(4):353-4.
Jenkins DH, Reilly PM, McMahon DJ, Hawthorne RV. Minimizing charges associated with the determination of brain death. Crit Care. 1997;1(2):65-70.
Bueri JA, Saposnik G, Maurino J, Saizar R, Garretto NS. Lazarus' sign in brain death. Mov Disord. 2000 May;15(3):583-6
Brilli RJ, Bigos D. Apnea threshold and pediatric brain death. Crit Care Med. 2000 Apr;28(4):1257
Wenck DJ. Drugs and brain death testing. Crit Care Med. 2000 Feb;28(2):601
Marti-Fabregas J, Lopez-Navidad A, Caballero F, Otermin P. Decerebrate-like posturing with mechanical ventilation in brain death. Neurology. 2000 Jan 11;54(1):224-7.
Kurtek RW, Lai KK, Tauxe WN, Eidelman BH, Fung JJ. Tc-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime scintigraphy in the diagnosis of brain death and its implications for the harvesting of organs used for transplantation. Clin Nucl Med. 2000 Jan;25(1):7-10.
Palo J, Viitala S. Diagnosis and frequency of brain death. Lancet. 1999 Nov 27;354(9193):1909-10
Rappaport ZH, Rappaport IT. Principles and concepts of brain death and organ donation: the Jewish perspective. Acta Neurochir Suppl (Wien). 1999;74:61-3.
Dominguez-Roldan JM, Barrera-Chacon JM, Murillo-Cabezas F, Santamaria-Mifsut JL, Rivera-Fernandez V. Clinical factors influencing the increment of blood carbon dioxide during the apnea test for the diagnosis of brain death. Transplant Proc. 1999 Sep;31(6):2599-600.
Beresford HR. Related Articles Brain death. Neurol Clin. 1999 May;17(2):295.
Vives A, Carmona F, Zabala E, Fernandez C, Cararach V, Iglesias X. Maternal brain death during pregnancy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1996 Jan;52(1):67-9.
Lynch JA. Brain death determination practices in children. JAMA. 1995 Dec 13;274(22):1761-2.
Mrhac L, Zakko S, Parikh Y. Brain death: the evaluation of semi-quantitative parameters and other signs in HMPAO scintigraphy. Nucl Med Commun. 1995 Dec;16(12):1016-20.

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	This information is based on the American Acadamy of Neurology Guidelines. Books: Wijdicks EFM (ed). Brain Death. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001. Pallis C, Harley DH. The ABC of brainstem death, 2nd ed. London: British Medical Journal Publishing Group, 1996. Journal Articles: Mollaret P, Goulon M. Le coma depasse. Rev Neurol 1959; 101:3-15. A definition of irreversible coma: report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Harvard Medical School to Examine the Definition of Brain Death. JAMA 1968;205:337-40. Wijdicks EFM. Determining brain death in adults. Neurology 1995;45:1003-1011. American Academy of Neurology Practice Parameters for Determining Brain Death in Adults. Neurology 1995;45:1012-1014. Ad Hoc Committee on Brain Death, The Children's Hospital, Boston. Determination of brain death. J Pediatr 1987;110:15-19. Goudreau JL, Wijdicks EF, Emery SF. Complications during apnea testing in the determination of brain death: predisposing factors. Neurology. 2000 Oct 10;55(7):1045-8. Wijdicks EF. The diagnosis of brain death. N Engl J Med. 2001 Apr 19;344(16):1215-21 Fritz G. Brain death: clear definitions and terminology. Intensive Care Med. 2001 May;27(5):945-7. Hageman JR. Brain Death in Infants. J Perinatol. 2001 Jan;21(1):81. Vivien B, Haralambo MS, Riou B. [Barotrama during apnea testing for the determination of brain death]. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2001 Apr;20(4):370-3. French Pitts LH, Caronna J. Apnea testing in diagnosis of brain death. J Neurosurg. 1982 Sep;57(3):433-4. Lazar NM, Shemie S, Webster GC, Dickens BM. Bioethics for clinicians: 24. Brain death. CMAJ. 2001 Mar 20;164(6):833-6. Marshall VC. Pathophysiology of brain death: effects on allograft function. Transplant Proc. 2001 Feb-Mar;33(1-2):845-6. Dujardin KS, McCully RB, Wijdicks EF, Tazelaar HD, Seward JB, McGregor CG, Olson LJ. Myocardial dysfunction associated with brain death: clinical, echocardiographic, and pathologic features. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2001 Mar;20(3):350-7. Freitas J, Azevedo E, Teixeira J, Carvalho MJ, Costa O, Falcao de Freitas A. Heart rate variability as an assessment of brain death. Transplant Proc. 2000 Dec;32(8):2584-5. Azevedo E, Teixeira J, Neves JC, Vaz R. Transcranial Doppler and brain death. Transplant Proc. 2000 Dec;32(8):2579-81. Lopau K, Mark J, Schramm L, Heidbreder E, Wanner C. Hormonal changes in brain death and immune activation in the donor. Transpl Int. 2000;13 Suppl 1:S282-5. Lessard M, Mallais R, Turmel A. Apnea test in the diagnosis of brain death. Can J Neurol Sci. 2000 Nov;27(4):353-4. Jenkins DH, Reilly PM, McMahon DJ, Hawthorne RV. Minimizing charges associated with the determination of brain death. Crit Care. 1997;1(2):65-70. Bueri JA, Saposnik G, Maurino J, Saizar R, Garretto NS. Lazarus' sign in brain death. Mov Disord. 2000 May;15(3):583-6 Brilli RJ, Bigos D. Apnea threshold and pediatric brain death. Crit Care Med. 2000 Apr;28(4):1257 Wenck DJ. Drugs and brain death testing. Crit Care Med. 2000 Feb;28(2):601 Marti-Fabregas J, Lopez-Navidad A, Caballero F, Otermin P. Decerebrate-like posturing with mechanical ventilation in brain death. Neurology. 2000 Jan 11;54(1):224-7. Kurtek RW, Lai KK, Tauxe WN, Eidelman BH, Fung JJ. Tc-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime scintigraphy in the diagnosis of brain death and its implications for the harvesting of organs used for transplantation. Clin Nucl Med. 2000 Jan;25(1):7-10. Palo J, Viitala S. Diagnosis and frequency of brain death. Lancet. 1999 Nov 27;354(9193):1909-10 Rappaport ZH, Rappaport IT. Principles and concepts of brain death and organ donation: the Jewish perspective. Acta Neurochir Suppl (Wien). 1999;74:61-3. Dominguez-Roldan JM, Barrera-Chacon JM, Murillo-Cabezas F, Santamaria-Mifsut JL, Rivera-Fernandez V. Clinical factors influencing the increment of blood carbon dioxide during the apnea test for the diagnosis of brain death. Transplant Proc. 1999 Sep;31(6):2599-600. Beresford HR. Related Articles Brain death. Neurol Clin. 1999 May;17(2):295. Vives A, Carmona F, Zabala E, Fernandez C, Cararach V, Iglesias X. Maternal brain death during pregnancy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1996 Jan;52(1):67-9. Lynch JA. Brain death determination practices in children. JAMA. 1995 Dec 13;274(22):1761-2. Mrhac L, Zakko S, Parikh Y. Brain death: the evaluation of semi-quantitative parameters and other signs in HMPAO scintigraphy. Nucl Med Commun. 1995 Dec;16(12):1016-20.









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