Brain Death A Reappraisal /

This text is intended to provide an overview of brain death. The topics explored in this book are the concept and historical approach of human death, clinical examinations of brain-dead patients, ancillary tests in coma and brain death, bioethical discussions of brain death and its relationship with...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Machado, Calixto (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • The Concept of Brain Death Did Not Evolve to Benefit Organ Transplants
  • The First Organ Transplant from a Brain-Dead Donor
  • Conceptual Approach to Human Death on Neurological Grounds
  • Clinical Diagnosis of Brain Death
  • Ancillary Tests in Brain Death Confirmation
  • Brain Death in Children
  • Vegetative and Minimally Conscious States and Other Disturbances of Consciousness
  • Brain Death and Organ Transplantation: Ethical Issues
  • Legal Considerations on the Determination and Certification of Human Death.