Pediatric and Adult Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria Consensus Guideline

David M Greer¹, Matthew P Kirschen¹, Ariane Lewis¹+17

• ¹From the Department of Neurology (D.M.G., C.T.), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, MA; Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Pediatrics (M.P.K.), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery (A.L.), NYU Langone Medical Center, New York City; Department of Neurology (G.S.G.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Neurology (A.R.-G.), Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of the Case Western Reserve University, OH; Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology (S.A.), Loma Linda University School of Medicine, CA; Surgical Affiliates Management Group (M.A.B.), Grand Forks, ND; Department of Neurosurgery (D.F.B.), Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston; Department of Neurology (L.B.), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Atlanta VA Medical Center and Department of Radiology and Imaging Science (A.C.), Emory University, GA; Departments of Neurology and Pediatrics (S.P.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; Department of Neurology (M.A.R.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas; Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery (L.S.), University of Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Anesthesia (R.C.T.), Boston Children's Hospital, MA; Department of Neurology (P.N.V.), Albany Medical College, NY; Department of Neurology (E.W.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; American Academy of Neurology (A.B., S.R.W.), Minneapolis, MN; and Department of Neurosciences (J.J.H.), Overlook Medical Center, Summit, NJ.