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    • Medical ethics
    • Neurology
    • Forensic medicine

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    • Medical technology has advanced to the point where vital organs can be artificially supported or replaced.
    • The traditional definition of death based on heartbeat cessation is no longer sufficient.
    • The brain's unique role in defining personhood necessitates a re-evaluation of death criteria.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the evolving definition of death in light of medical advancements.
    • To focus on the diagnostic criteria for irreversible brain failure.
    • To establish brain death as the definitive marker of the end of a person's existence.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of current medical and legal definitions of death.
    • Analysis of technological capabilities in organ support and replacement.
    • Examination of neurological criteria for diagnosing irreversible brain failure.

    Main Results:

    • Irreversible loss of brain function is now the accepted medical and legal definition of death.
    • The brain is the only organ that cannot be artificially substituted, making its failure the ultimate determinant.
    • Current criteria for diagnosing irreversible brain failure are the focus of medical and legal practice.

    Conclusions:

    • Death must be redefined based on the irreversible loss of brain function.
    • Brain death signifies the cessation of a person's existence.
    • Accurate diagnosis of irreversible brain failure is critical for medical and legal pronouncements of death.