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June 08, 2010; 74 (23) Special Article

Evidence-based guideline update: Determining brain death in adults

Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, Panayiotis N. Varelas, Gary S. Gronseth, David M. Greer
First published June 7, 2010, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181e242a8
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Evidence-based guideline update: Determining brain death in adults
Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, Panayiotis N. Varelas, Gary S. Gronseth, David M. Greer
Neurology Jun 2010, 74 (23) 1911-1918; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181e242a8

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vol. 74 no. 23 1911-1918
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181e242a8
PubMed: 
20530327

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • First Published June 7, 2010.

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© 2010

Author Disclosures

    1. Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, MD, PhD,
    2. Panayiotis N. Varelas, MD, PhD,
    3. Gary S. Gronseth, MD and
    4. David M. Greer, MD, MA
  1. Eelco F.M. Wijdicks, MD, PhD,
  2. Panayiotis N. Varelas, MD, PhD,
  3. Gary S. Gronseth, MD and
  4. David M. Greer, MD, MA
  1. From the Division of Critical Care Neurology (E.F.M.W.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Neurology (P.N.V.), Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; Department of Neurology (G.S.G.), University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; and Department of Neurology (D.M.G.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint requests to the American Academy of Neurology, 1080 Montreal Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55116 guidelines{at}aan.com
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