Diagnosis of brain death

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S. Sadat (1.3), D. Zeghdoud (1.3), D. Bougdal (2.3), A. Djerbal (1.3)

Abstract

The diagnosis of brain death is based on a series of clinical elements, while forensic confirmation relies on paraclinical investigations to reinforce the clinical diagnosis. The transition to a state of cephalic death occurs in a well- defined clinical context, and is most likely to occur in patients suffering from cerebral vascular accident, head trauma or post-anoxic encephalopathy. As a result, the incidence of cephalic death is higher in neuro-resuscitation.                                                                                                       The intensive care physician must be able to make this diagnosis, and then ensure the resuscitation of the brain-dead donor to guarantee the quality of the grafts, since it is from this donor that multi-organ harvesting can be carried out. The brain- dead donor is an unavoidable solution for obtaining transplants, given the limited number of transplants available and the consequent long waiting lists for organ failure patients.


Key words: Brain death, clinical diagnosis, paraclinical confirmation, cerebrospinal cord injury.

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How to Cite
S. Sadat (1.3), D. Zeghdoud (1.3), D. Bougdal (2.3), A. Djerbal (1.3). (2024). Diagnosis of brain death. International Journal of Medical Science in Clinical Research and Review, 7(03), Page: 400–403. Retrieved from http://ijmscrr.in/index.php/ijmscrr/article/view/748