"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,
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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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain Death" by people in Profiles.
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Heiden BT, Yang Z, Bai YZ, Yan Y, Chang SH, Park Y, Colditz GA, Dart H, Hachem RR, Witt CA, Vazquez Guillamet R, Byers DE, Marklin GF, Pasque MK, Kreisel D, Nava RG, Meyers BF, Kozower BD, Puri V. Development and validation of the lung donor (LUNDON) acceptability score for pulmonary transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2023 04; 23(4):540-548.
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Nakagawa K, Tang JF. Physiologic response of human brain death and the use of vasopressin for successful organ transplantation. J Clin Anesth. 2011 Mar; 23(2):145-8.
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Najafizadeh K, Ghorbani F, Rostami A, Ghobadi O, Barbati E, Rad SS, Assari S. 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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Naja Zadeh K, Radpei B, Ghorbani F, Hamidinia S, Ghobadi O, Kardavani B, Assari S. Our experience with organ procurement from hemodynamically unstable brain dead patients. Ann Transplant. 2009 Apr-Jun; 14(2):20-3.
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Einollahi B, Nourbala MH, Bahaeloo-Horeh S, Assari S, Lessan-Pezeshki M, Simforoosh N. Deceased-donor kidney transplantation in Iran: trends, barriers and opportunities. Indian J Med Ethics. 2007 Apr-Jun; 4(2):70-2.
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Kiyoshima A, Kudo K, Goto Y, Tobimatsu S, Ikeda N. Cerebral concentrations of myo-inositol in rats with induced brain death. Leg Med (Tokyo). 2005 Mar; 7(2):110-2.
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Kiyoshima A, Kudo K, Goto Y, Tobimatsu S, Ikeda N. Changes of the cerebral mannitol concentrations in the course of brain death of a rodent model. Leg Med (Tokyo). 2004 Apr; 6(2):117-24.
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Kiyoshima A, Kudo K, Nishida N, Ikeda N. HPLC simultaneous determination of glycerol and mannitol in human tissues for forensic analysis. Forensic Sci Int. 2002 Feb 18; 125(2-3):127-33.