Diagnosis of Brain Death

Authors

  • Pulat Akın Sabancı Department Of Neurosurgery, İstanbul Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey
  • Aykut Karasu Department Of Neurosurgery, İstanbul Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey.
  • Selhan Karadereler Department Of Neurosurgery, İstanbul Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey.
  • Orhan Barlas Department Of Neurosurgery, İstanbul Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, İstanbul, Turkey.

Keywords:

Brain death, diagnostic criteria, clinical diagnosis, confirmatory test, organ transplantation, guidelines, legal regulations

Abstract

Neurosurgeons are increasingly being called upon to determine whether brain death has occured in patients in deep coma as regulations pertaining to the issue place the burden of accurate and timely diagnosis on them. In this article, clinical criteria and legal regulations in Turkey are presented in an attempt to clarify the process of diagnosing brain death. Also presented are controversies relating to diverse clinical findings, significance of confirmatory tests, as well as procedural guidelines in other countries.

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Published

2008-06-30

How to Cite

1.
Sabancı PA, Karasu A, Karadereler S, Barlas O. Diagnosis of Brain Death. J Nervous Sys Surgery [Internet]. 2008 Jun. 30 [cited 2025 Apr. 3];1(2):81-5. Available from: https://sscdergisi.org/index.php/sscd/article/view/62

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2008)

Section

Review