"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2020 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain Death" by people in Profiles.
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A Biophilosophical Approach to the Determination of Brain Death. Chest. 2024 Apr; 165(4):959-966.
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Editors' Note: Challenges to Brain Death in Revising the Uniform Determination of Death Act: The UDDA Revision Series. Neurology. 2024 Jan 09; 102(1):e208046.
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Rethinking Brain Death-Why "Dead Enough" Is Not Good Enough: The UDDA Revision Series. Neurology. 2023 08 15; 101(7):320-325.
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Transplantation Outcomes with Donor Hearts after Circulatory Death. N Engl J Med. 2023 Jun 08; 388(23):2121-2131.
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Refusals of the Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria: A Mixed Methods Study of Physician Perspectives on Refusals Cases. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2023 08 01; 24(8):628-635.
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The Dead Donor Rule Does Require that the Donor is Dead. Am J Bioeth. 2023 02; 23(2):12-14.
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Donor heart selection: Evidence-based guidelines for providers. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 01; 42(1):7-29.
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Preservation solutions for static cold storage in donation after circulatory death and donation after brain death liver transplantation in the United States. Liver Transpl. 2022 09; 28(9):1454-1462.
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Revise the Uniform Determination of Death Act to Align the Law With Practice Through Neurorespiratory Criteria. Neurology. 2022 03 29; 98(13):532-536.
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Defining Death Behind the Veil of Ignorance. J Clin Ethics. 2022; 33(2):130-140.