Neurocritical Care Review Course-Brain Death

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In this lecture, Dr. Marie Baldessari discusses the concept of brain death and provides an overview of the diagnosis and determination of brain death using neurological criteria. She explains that brain death is a functional definition involving the irreversible cessation of critical organism functioning and the clinical functions of the whole brain. The lecture highlights the different definitions and criteria used internationally, as well as inconsistencies in practice and documentation. Dr. Baldessari discusses the various causes of brain death, including traumatic brain injury, anoxic injury, and metabolic encephalopathy. She explains the clinical examination and diagnostic tests used to confirm brain death, such as the apnea test, cerebral blood flow evaluation, and ancillary tests like EEG and transcranial Doppler ultrasound. The lecture emphasizes the importance of consistent guidelines and standards in the determination of brain death.

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Marie R. Baldisseri, MD, MPH, FCCM

Keywords

brain death

diagnosis

neurological criteria

organism functioning

clinical examination

guidelines

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