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Spinal man after declaration of brain death.

A Turmel1, A Roux, M W Bojanowski

  • 1Department of Surgery, Notre-Dame Hospital, University of Montreal, Canada.

Neurosurgery
|February 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Complex spinal reflexes can occur in brain-dead patients after spinal shock resolves. These movements highlight the isolated spinal cord's potential and may need inclusion in brain death determination guidelines.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
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Background:

  • Brain death determination relies on absence of brain function.
  • Spinal reflexes can persist independently of brain activity.