"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 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain Death" by people in Profiles.
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Editors' Note: Pediatric and Adult Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria Consensus Guideline: Report of the AAN Guidelines Subcommittee, AAP, CNS, and SCCM. Neurology. 2024 May 14; 102(9):e209362.
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Donation After Circulatory Death Heart Transplantation: A Narrative Review. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Sep; 38(9):2047-2058.
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A Biophilosophical Approach to the Determination of Brain Death. Chest. 2024 Apr; 165(4):959-966.
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Ex vivo lung perfusion in donation after circulatory death: A post hoc analysis of the Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion as an Assessment of Extended/Marginal Donors Lungs trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Sep; 168(3):724-734.e7.
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A cost comparison of liver acquisition fees for donation after circulatory death versus donation after brain death donors. Liver Transpl. 2024 Aug 01; 30(8):775-784.
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Apnea Test: The Family in the Room. Neurocrit Care. 2024 Aug; 41(1):1-5.
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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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Resuscitation for Donation After Brain Death: Respecting Autonomy and Maximizing Utility. Crit Care Med. 2024 Sep 01; 52(9):1472-1475.
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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.