Medical science needs to regulate the transplantation of organs, including the adoption of new guidelines concerning the diagnosis of brain death in patient less than five years old. In fact in the case of anencephalic infants the specific criteria are not the same as those used in subjects with normal development. The authors indicate the international medical point of view on what constitutes the diagnosis of brain death in anencephalic infants and discuss medicolegal and ethical aspects
Objective: Considering brain death as legal death plays an important role in both provision of organ...
Brain death is one of the most important yet difficult issues in contemporary medicine, as well as i...
This NICE accredited evidence-based clinical guideline provides recommendations on the diagnosis of ...
Medical science needs to regulate the transplantation of organs, including the adoption of new guide...
ABSTRACT. The current debate regarding the suitability of anencephalics as organ donors is due prima...
The authors present considerations about death and brain death concepts, as well the legal aspects f...
<p>Brain death (BD) is the permanent and complete loss of cerebral and brainstem function. It is rel...
AbstractObjectiveThis paper identified ethical issues relating to brain death and analyzed them acco...
The authors present considerations about death and brain death concepts, as well the legal aspects f...
Infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (birth asphyxia) have a high risk of death or disabili...
Extremely large ethical importance of ascertaining death based on neurological criteria sets the hig...
Anencephaly is a neural tube defect that severely limits the lifespan of affected infants. While the...
Aim: Valid and reliable data are needed to gain insight into the decisions of paediatricians concern...
The authors present considerations about death and brain death concepts, as well the legal aspects f...
The author proposes, from the perspective of the Scientific Ethics, to assimilate anencephalic fetus...
Objective: Considering brain death as legal death plays an important role in both provision of organ...
Brain death is one of the most important yet difficult issues in contemporary medicine, as well as i...
This NICE accredited evidence-based clinical guideline provides recommendations on the diagnosis of ...
Medical science needs to regulate the transplantation of organs, including the adoption of new guide...
ABSTRACT. The current debate regarding the suitability of anencephalics as organ donors is due prima...
The authors present considerations about death and brain death concepts, as well the legal aspects f...
<p>Brain death (BD) is the permanent and complete loss of cerebral and brainstem function. It is rel...
AbstractObjectiveThis paper identified ethical issues relating to brain death and analyzed them acco...
The authors present considerations about death and brain death concepts, as well the legal aspects f...
Infants with hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (birth asphyxia) have a high risk of death or disabili...
Extremely large ethical importance of ascertaining death based on neurological criteria sets the hig...
Anencephaly is a neural tube defect that severely limits the lifespan of affected infants. While the...
Aim: Valid and reliable data are needed to gain insight into the decisions of paediatricians concern...
The authors present considerations about death and brain death concepts, as well the legal aspects f...
The author proposes, from the perspective of the Scientific Ethics, to assimilate anencephalic fetus...
Objective: Considering brain death as legal death plays an important role in both provision of organ...
Brain death is one of the most important yet difficult issues in contemporary medicine, as well as i...
This NICE accredited evidence-based clinical guideline provides recommendations on the diagnosis of ...