Morte cerebral: do medo de ser enterrado vivo ao mito do dador vivo.

To analyse the historical evolution of the clinical concept "brain death", and discuss the concepts: whole-brain death and brainstem death in clinical perspective.Taphophobia means the fear of premature burial. Its modern equivalent is the fear of organs harvested from a still living patie...

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Main Authors: Fernando Pita, Cátia Carmona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ordem dos Médicos 2004-02-01
Series:Acta Médica Portuguesa
Online Access:https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1750