Pathophysiology of brain death: what does the brain do and what is lost in brain death?

J Crit Care. 2014 Aug;29(4):683-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2014.04.016. Epub 2014 Apr 26.
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MeSH terms

  • Awareness / physiology
  • Brain / physiology*
  • Brain Death / diagnosis*
  • Brain Death / physiopathology*
  • Cognition / physiology
  • Endocrine System / physiology
  • Higher Nervous Activity / physiology
  • Hormones / physiology
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia, Brain / diagnosis
  • Pain Measurement / methods
  • Reflex / physiology

Substances

  • Hormones