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Abstract
Brain death describes the clinical state of totally absent central nervous system function in a hemodynamically stable, normothermic, nonintoxicated patient, which is followed inevitably by cardiovascular collapse. This article outlines the evolution of the concept of brain death and its current definition and legal status.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID： 3916786
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Crit Care Clin ISSN： 0749-0704 Impact factor: 3.598