"Brain Death" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
Descriptor ID |
D001926
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MeSH Number(s) |
C10.228.140.151 C10.597.606.358.800.200.100 C23.550.260.159
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Concept/Terms |
Brain Death- Brain Death
- Death, Brain
- Brain Dead
- Brain Deads
- Coma Depasse
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2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain Death" by people in Profiles.
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The creativity and commitment of organ procurement personnel overcome the logistical complexities of international organ donations. Am J Transplant. 2014 Jul; 14(7):1705.
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Seeking consent in the country of origin for transplantation from a brain-dead refugee in the host country. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2010 Mar; 21(2):345-7.
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Lung donation and causes behind its failure: a single-center experience. Transplant Proc. 2009 Sep; 41(7):2726-8.
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Organ retrieval from brain-dead patients by a single organ procurement center in Iran. Transplant Proc. 2009 Sep; 41(7):2723-5.
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Issuing donor cards in a single center in Iran: results of the first 3 years. Transplant Proc. 2009 Sep; 41(7):2711-4.
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Attitudes of medical students about brain death and organ donation. Transplant Proc. 2009 Sep; 41(7):2707-10.
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Our experience with organ procurement from hemodynamically unstable brain dead patients. Ann Transplant. 2009 Apr-Jun; 14(2):20-3.
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Deceased-donor kidney transplantation in Iran: trends, barriers and opportunities. Indian J Med Ethics. 2007 Apr-Jun; 4(2):70-2.