Brain Death: Diagnosis and Clinical Application
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Brain death has a story of nearly one full century. In most cases brain death occurs as a sequelae toincreased intracranial pressure. Nearly every neurosurgeon has experienced it. In addition, neurologist,emergency care physicians and intensivists may also experienced brain death state. However it is unlikelythat all clinicians will encounter this condition. The fact is that there are a large number of medicalprofessional lacking on criteria of drain death. A particular aim of this article is to give every neurosurgeonand intensivist sufficient theoretical knowledge to feel confident in diagnosing brain death.
Authors and Affiliations
ASRA AL FAUZI, MD
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP205726
- DOI -
- Views 147
- Downloads 0
Epidemiological Profile of Orbital Fracture in Orbital Trauma in a Tertiary Eye Care Centre in Kerala
Purpose: The objective was to study the epidemiological profile of patients who suffered orbital trauma and presented to a tertiary eye care centre, with an emphasis on variables like age, sex, economic status, type of t...
Role of “Platelet Rich Plasma” in Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Non healing diabetic foot ulcers are a major complication in diabetics, being notoriously difficult to heal. Application of Platelet rich plasma gel (PRP), produces multiple growth factors that speed up healing. Aims and...
Effectivenesss of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Diadynamic Current on Primary Dysmenorrhea : A Randomized Clinical Trial
Background: Primary Dysmenorrhoea is a common problem among female adolescents which has become a leading cause of recurrent absenteeism from school or work. Studies have shown that TENS is one of the management options...
Intracranial Haemorrhage: A Rare Manifestation of Scrub Typhus
Two Patients diagnosed with scrub typhus through serology, presented with intracranial haemorrhage in acute phase. Orientia tsutsugamushi should be considered as a common factor for cerebrovascular accidents in the regio...
To Study the Clinical Profile of Tuberculosis in HIV Positive Patients and Impact of Antitubercular Therapy
Background: There is paucity of data from peripheral centres on clinical profile of Tuberculosis in HIV positive patients and outcome of those patients to chemotherapy. Methods: An observational study of HIV TB co infect...