Cobra envenomation in an elderly female mimicking brain death- A case report by Libby Pushparajan, Miteshkumar Maurya, Renju Ravi

“…Snake bite envenomation is one of the most toxicology-related cause that can mimic brain death. This is a case report of 73-year-old elderly female, a hypertensive on treatment, who presented with chief complaints of cobra snake bite on the dorsum of right hand. …”
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Engagement of ubiquitination and de-ubiquitination at rostral ventrolateral medulla in experimental brain death by Wu Carol HY, Chan Julie YH, Chou Jimmy, Chan Samuel HH, Chang Alice YW

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Whereas brain death is a vitally important clinical phenomenon, our contemporary understanding on its underlying cellular mechanisms remains elusive. …”
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Confirming the Brain Death and the Nurse’s Tasks in the Care of Potential Organ Donors and Their Families by Beata Haor, Sylwia Wróblewska, Klaudia Daszuta, Dominik Daszuta

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Criteria and practical guidance for determination of brain death in adults (2nd edition) by Peng Lyu, Brain Injury Evaluation Quality Control Center of National Health Commission; Neurocritical Care Committe of the Chinese Society of Neurology (NCC/CSN); Neurocritical Care Committe of China Neurologist Association (NCC/CNA)

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Brain Death and Organ Transplantation in Nepal: Navigating Cultural, Legal, and Ethical Landscapes by Alok Atreya, Priska Bastola, Swasti Bhandari, Samata Nepal, Prawesh Singh Bhandari

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Effect of brain death on gene expression and tissue activation in human donor kidneys. by Nijboer, W, Schuurs, T, van der Hoeven, J, Fekken, S, Wiersema-Buist, J, Leuvenink, H, Hofker, S, Homan van der Heide, J, van Son, W, Ploeg, R

“…Which systemic and/or local factors trigger brain death-related graft injury is currently under investigation.…”

Inflammation and structural changes in donor intestine and liver after brain death induction. by Koudstaal, L, 't Hart, N, Ploeg, R, van Goor, H, Leuvenink, H

Renal expression of heat shock proteins after brain death induction in rats. by Bos, E, Schuurs, T, Kraan, M, Ottens, P, van den Eijnden, MM, Leuvenink, H, Kampinga, H, van Goor, H, Ploeg, R

“…We studied renal expression of the genes HO-1, HSP27, HSP40, and HSP70 after experimental brain death in rats. Brain death was induced in male F344 rats by slowly inflating a balloon catheter in the epidural space. …”

Informed non-dissent for brain death testing in children: ethical and legal perspectives by Wilkinson, D, Miller, C, Turner, S

Donor brain death aggravates chronic rejection after lung transplantation in rats. by Zweers, N, Petersen, A, van der Hoeven, J, de Haan, A, Ploeg, R, de Leij, L, Prop, J

“…It has been shown that brain death increases inflammatory mediators and accelerates acute rejection in kidney, liver, and heart transplants. …”

Perioperative period in cardiac transplantation from donors with brain death due to methanol poisoning by V. N. Poptsov, E. A. Spirina, V. V. Pchelnikov, S. G. Ukhrenkov, S. A. Masyutin, V. Yu. Voronkov, E. A. Aliev, S. Yu. Ustin

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EEG Abnormalities in Clinically Diagnosed Brain Death Organ Donors in Iranian Tissue Bank by Seyed Amir Hossein Tavakoli, Abbas Khodadadi, Amir Reza Azimi Saein, Hasan Bahrami-Nasab, Behnam Hashemi, Niloufar Tirgar, Behnaz Nozary Heshmati

Subjects: “…Brain death…”
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Direct Peritoneal Resuscitation Reduces Lung Injury and Caspase 8 Activity in Brain Death* by Jessica L. Weaver, Jessica E. Schucht, Paul J. Matheson, Amy J. Matheson, Cameron A. Ghazi, Cynthia D. Downard, Richard Neal Garrison, Jason W. Smith

“…Background: Acute brain death (ABD) is associated with inflammation and lung injury. …”
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Brazilian guidelines for the application of transcranial ultrasound as a diagnostic test for the confirmation of brain death by Marcos C. Lange, Viviane H. F. Zétola, Maramélia Miranda-Alves, Carla H. C. Moro, Carlos E. Silvado, Daniela L. G. Rodrigues, Edilene Guiotti di Gregorio, Gisele S. Silva, Jamary Oliveira-Filho, Marco T. A. Perdatella, Octávio M. Pontes-Neto, Soraia R. C. Fábio, Wagner M. Avelar, Gabriel R. de Freitas

“…Neurosonological studies, specifically transcranial Doppler (TCD) and transcranial color-coded duplex (TCCD), have high level of specificity and sensitivity and they are used as complementary tests for the diagnosis of brain death (BD). A group of experts, from the Neurosonology Department of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology, created a task force to determine the criteria for the following aspects of diagnosing BD in Brazil: the reliability of TCD methodology; the reliability of TCCD methodology; neurosonology training and skills; the diagnosis of encephalic circulatory arrest; and exam documentation for BD. …”
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Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed as Brain Death in Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Hospital by Tülay Ceren Ölmeztürk Karakurt, Nurcan Kutluer Karaca

“…Objective: The aim was to examine the characteristics of brain death cases detected in the intensive care unit of our hospital in the last 12 years, respectively. …”
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Analysis on the training effect of criteria and practical guidance for determination of brain death: evoked potentials by Yan ZHANG, Yi-fei LIU, Wei-bi CHEN, Gang LIU, Meng-di JIANG, Hong YE, Lin-lin FAN, Yun-zhou ZHANG, Dai-quan GAO, Ying-ying SU

Subjects: “…Brain death…”
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Retrospective Analysis of 1998 Patients Diagnosed with Brain Death between 2011 and 2019 in Turkey by Hilal Sipahioglu, Gulseren Elay, Nezahat Bingol, Ilhan Bahar

Subjects: “…brain death…”
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The Importance of Caring for Brain Death Patients Candidate for Organ Donation: A Qualitative Study by Hamideh Yazdimoghaddam, Zahra Sadat Manzari, Abas Heydari, Esa Mohammadi, Ibrahim Khaleghi

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Analysis on the training effect of criteria and practical guidance for determination of brain death: transcranial Doppler by Lin-lin FAN, Hong YE, Yan ZHANG, Yi-fei LIU, Wei-bi CHEN, Gang LIU, Meng-di JIANG, Yun-zhou ZHANG, Dai-quan GAO, Ying-ying SU

Subjects: “…Brain death…”
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Risk factors for progression toward brain death after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Martin Cour, Jean Turc, Thomas Madelaine, Laurent Argaud

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