Defining the boundary between life and death: New insights from neuropathology

Brian L Edlow^{1

2}, Hannah C Kinney³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Editorial

Brian L Edlow et al. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2022.

. 2022 Dec 19;82(1):3-5.

doi: 10.1093/jnen/nlac109.

Brian L Edlow^{1

2}, Hannah C Kinney³

¹ Department of Neurology, Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
² Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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Neuropathologic findings in a young woman 4 years following declaration of brain death: case analysis and literature review.
Folkerth RD, Crary JF, Shewmon DA. Folkerth RD, et al. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2022 Dec 19;82(1):6-20. doi: 10.1093/jnen/nlac090. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2022. PMID: 36519406 Free PMC article. Review.

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