Brain death / editor, Eelco F.M. Wijdicks.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wijdicks, Eelco F. M., 1954-
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2001], ©2001.
Subjects:
Brain death.
Brain Death.
Physical Description:xv, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Brain death in historical perspective
  • Ch. 2. Pathophysiologic responses to brain death
  • Ch. 3. Neuropathology of brain death
  • Ch. 4. Clinical diagnosis and confirmatory testing of brain death in adults
  • Ch. 5. Clinical diagnosis and confirmatory testing of brain death in children
  • Ch. 6. Neurologic states resembling brain death
  • Ch. 7. Religious and cultural aspects of brain death
  • Ch. 8. Legal aspects of brain death
  • Ch. 9. Philosophical and ethical aspects of brain death
  • Ch. 10. Organ procurement and preparation for transplantation.