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How is whole brain death determined?

April 26, 2017brain death

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How is whole brain death determined?

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The findings on examination in whole brain death are the same as in brain-stem death (no breathing, no reflexes, deep coma, etc.). The only difference is that the confirmatory studies (EEG, blood flow, etc.) show that there is no function or blood flow to any part of the brain.