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Published on: April 17, 2020
Brain death, the determination of brain death, and member guidance for brain death accommodation requests: AAN
James A Russell1, Leon G Epstein2, David M Greer2
1From the Division of Neurology (J.A.R.), Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington; Department of Neurology (D.M.G.), Boston University, MA; Neurology Division (L.G.E.), Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL; Neurology Division (M.P.K.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics (M.R.), UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and Neurology Department (A.L.), New York University Langone Center, New York. james.a.russell@lahey.org.
Abstract:
The American Academy of Neurology holds the following positions regarding brain death and its determination, and provides the following guidance to its members who encounter resistance to brain death, its determination, or requests for accommodation including continued use of organ support technology despite neurologic determination of death.
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