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In most developed countries, '''brain death''' is the ultimate criterion that life, as we understand it, has irrevocably departed the body. [[Cardiac arrest]], once considered the standard, is often reversible. Recognizing brain death is not simple, and often involves meeting both legal and medical criteria.<ref>{{citation | |||
|title = Evidence-based guideline update: Determining brain death in adults; Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology | |||
| date = 28 February 2011 | |||
| author = Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, Panayiotis N. Varelas, Gary S. Gronseth, et al. | |||
| journal = Neurology | |||
| year= 2010 | volume = 74 | page = 1911 | |||
| doi = DOI 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181e242a8 | |||
| url = }}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:52, 28 February 2011
In most developed countries, brain death is the ultimate criterion that life, as we understand it, has irrevocably departed the body. Cardiac arrest, once considered the standard, is often reversible. Recognizing brain death is not simple, and often involves meeting both legal and medical criteria.[1]
References
- ↑ Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, Panayiotis N. Varelas, Gary S. Gronseth, et al. (28 February 2011), "Evidence-based guideline update: Determining brain death in adults; Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology", Neurology 74: 1911, DOI:10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181e242a8 DOI 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181e242a8