brain death lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops
• A state of prolonged irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including lower brain stem function with the complete absence of voluntary movements, responses to stimuli, brain stem reflexes, and spontaneous respirations. Reversible conditions which mimic this clinical state (e.g., sedative overdose, hypothermia, etc.) are excluded prior to making the determination of brain death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp348-9)