Brain death, the determination of brain death, and member guidance for brain death accommodation requests: AAN position statement

James A Russell¹, Leon G Epstein², David M Greer², Matthew Kirschen², Michael A Rubin², Ariane Lewis²

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¹ From 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.
² From 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.

PMID: 30602465
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006750

Brain death, the determination of brain death, and member guidance for brain death accommodation requests: AAN position statement

James A Russell et al. Neurology. 2019.

. 2019 Jan 28;92(5):228-232.

doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006750.

Authors

James A Russell¹, Leon G Epstein², David M Greer², Matthew Kirschen², Michael A Rubin², Ariane Lewis²

Affiliations

¹ From 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.
² From 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.

PMID: 30602465
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006750

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Brain death, the determination of brain death, and member guidance for brain death accommodation requests: AAN position statement.
[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Neurology. 2019 Feb 5;92(6):304. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007117. Neurology. 2019. PMID: 30718329 No abstract available.

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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Sethi NK. Sethi NK. Neurology. 2019 Nov 19;93(21):945-946. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000008528. Neurology. 2019. PMID: 31740513 No abstract available.
Reader response: Brain death, the determination of brain death, and member guidance for brain death accommodation requests: AAN position statement.
Machado C. Machado C. Neurology. 2019 Nov 19;93(21):946-947. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000008531. Neurology. 2019. PMID: 31740514 No abstract available.
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Robbins NM. Robbins NM. Neurology. 2019 Nov 19;93(21):947. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000008533. Neurology. 2019. PMID: 31740515 No abstract available.
Author response: Brain death, the determination of brain death, and member guidance for brain death accommodation requests: AAN position statement.
Russell JA. Russell JA. Neurology. 2019 Nov 19;93(21):948. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000008532. Neurology. 2019. PMID: 31740516 No abstract available.

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