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  1. Brain death - Wikipedia

    Brain death is a medicolegal death of a person due to the complete and irreversible loss of all brain functions, including the brain stem. The definition of brain death is accepted in numerous …

  2. Brain Death: What It Is, Stages & Criteria - Cleveland Clinic

    Jun 25, 2024 · Brain death is when a medical condition like a stroke or a traumatic brain injury causes major and permanent damage to your brain. In brain death, you’re unconscious and …

  3. What It Means to Be Declared Brain Dead - Verywell Health

    Oct 20, 2025 · Brain death means a person is legally dead and cannot recover. Before someone can be pronounced brain dead, doctors must perform specific tests, like checking for reflexes …

  4. Brain Death - EMCrit Project

    Jul 15, 2022 · Brain death is legally recognized as equivalent to cardiopulmonary death in the United States. Brain death is defined by a strict set of criteria that, once met, confers zero …

  5. Brain death - NHS

    Brain death (also known as brain stem death) is when a person on an artificial life support machine no longer has any brain functions. This means they will not regain consciousness or …

  6. Brain Death | National Kidney Foundation

    Oct 16, 2025 · Brain death is the complete and irreversible loss of all brain function. It is diagnosed through clinical tests and confirmed by medical guidelines. What does "brain death" …

  7. Diagnosis of brain death - UpToDate

    Brain death signifies the complete, irreversible cessation of brain function, including the capacity for the brainstem to regulate respiratory and vegetative activities. It was first described in …

  8. Brain Death - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

    Dec 18, 2025 · Brain death is defined as the complete and irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including the brainstem. This condition is distinct from a coma or vegetative state, …

  9. Brain Death - Neurologic Disorders - MSD Manual Professional …

    Brain Death - Etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis & prognosis from the MSD Manuals - Medical Professional Version.

  10. How Is Brain Death Determined? The Clinical Process

    Aug 14, 2025 · Brain death is a state characterized by the irreversible loss of all brain functions. This includes conscious thought and the functions of the brainstem, which controls involuntary …