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Brain Death and Disorders of Consciousness

By Ph.D. (auth.) , Julius Korein MD , Calixto Machado MD , Calixto Machado , D. Alan Shewmon (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
2004
ISBN
978-1-4757-0976-6, 978-0-306-48526-8
DOI
10.1007/978-0-306-48526-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10735927 bytes)
Series
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 550
Edition
1
Pages
288\286
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
Neurosciences; Oncology; Neurology

Description

Although some decades have passed, there are still worldwide controversies about a concept of human death on neurological grounds. There are also disagreements on the diagnostic criteria for brain death, whether clinical alone or clinical plus ancillary tests. Moreover, some scholars who were strong defenders of a brain-based standard of death are now favoring a circulatory-respiratory standard. The study of coma is extremely important because lesions of the brain are responsible for quality of life in patients or cause of death. The main goal of Brain Death and Disorders of Consciousness is to provide a suitable scientific platform to discuss all topics related to human death and coma.

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