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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Machado, C. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.