"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
| 2018 | 20 | 9 | 29 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain Death" by people in Profiles.
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Complete Clinicopathological Case Report of a Young Patient Dying of COVID-19-Related Stroke. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2021 Jun 01; 42(2):160-163.
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Outcomes From Brain Death Donors With Previous Cardiac Arrest Accepted for Pancreas Transplantation: A Single-center Retrospective Analysis. Ann Surg. 2021 06 01; 273(6):e230-e238.
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Brain death in a child as a result of COVID-19-associated acute stroke: The first case. J Paediatr Child Health. 2022 Jan; 58(1):170-172.
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Letter to editor: Neurohospitalist's exposure in pandemic - in response to "Challenges in Brain Death Determination and Apnea Testing for Patients with COVID-19" by Radaideh et al. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 07; 30(7):105726.
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Brain Death Evaluation in Children With Suspected or Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2021 03 01; 22(3):318-322.
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Impact of the first Covid-19 outbreak on liver transplantation activity in France: A snapshot. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol. 2021 Jul; 45(4):101560.
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Challenges in Brain Death Determination and Apnea Testing for Patients with COVID-19. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Dec; 29(12):105419.
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Additional Suggestions for Organ Donation During COVID-19 Outbreak. Transplantation. 2020 10; 104(10):1984-1985.
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Feasibility and Safety of Kidney Transplantation from Deceased Donors during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from an Italian Academic Centre. Actas Urol Esp (Engl Ed). 2020 Dec; 44(10):708-712.
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Special considerations in the assessment of catastrophic brain injury and determination of brain death in patients with SARS-CoV-2. J Neurol Sci. 2020 10 15; 417:117087.