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In the UK it is not considered to be of value because any continuing activity it might reveal in parts of the brain above the brain stem is held to be irrelevant to the diagnosis of death on the Code of Practice criteria. [22] The diagnosis of brain death is often required to be highly rigorous, in order to be certain that the condition is ...
The phenomenon has been observed to occur several minutes after the removal of medical ventilators used to pump air in and out of brain-dead patients. [4] It also occurs during testing for apnea—that is, suspension of external breathing and motion of the lung muscles—which is one of the criteria for determining brain death used for example by the American Academy of Neurology.
The change of use, in the UK, to criteria for the diagnosis of death itself was protested immediately. [17] [18] The initial basis for the change of use was the claim that satisfaction of the criteria sufficed for the diagnosis of the death of the brain as a whole, despite the persistence of demonstrable activity in parts of the brain. [19]
Deaths from brain cancer in the United Kingdom (3 C, 12 P) Deaths from dementia in the United Kingdom (5 C, 17 P) Deaths from motor neuron disease in the United Kingdom (1 C, 42 P)
Neurological disease deaths by country (90 C) A. Deaths from anorexia nervosa (24 P) B. Deaths from brain abscess (2 P) Deaths from brain tumor (2 C, 87 P) C.
LONDON (Reuters) -Jenny Carruthers watched her partner die in agony from cancer that had spread to his bones. Now diagnosed with the same condition, she is hopeful that a vote in favour of ...
TBI is a major cause of death and disability worldwide, especially in children and young adults. [8] Males sustain traumatic brain injuries around twice as often as females. [9] The 20th century saw developments in diagnosis and treatment that decreased death rates and improved outcomes.
Deaths from Parkinson's disease in England (73 P) Pages in category "Neurological disease deaths in England" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total.