Evidence-based guideline update: Determining brain death in adults
Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
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- Evidence-based guideline update: Determining brain death in adults
- Calixto Machado, Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Havana, Cubabraind@infomed.sld.cu
- Jesús Pérez-Nellar, Mario Estevez, Eli Gonzalez
Submitted August 31, 2010 - Evidence-based guideline update: Determining brain death in adults
- Joseph S. Jeret, MD, FAAN, 220 Maple Avenue, suite 101,Brainsrus2@aol.com
- Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Submitted August 31, 2010 - Evidence-based guideline update for determining brain death in adults
- D. Alan Shewmon, UCLA, Neurology Dept., 2C135, Olive View-UCLA Med. Ctr., 14445 Olive View Dr., Sylmar, CA 91342-1495ashewmon@mednet.ucla.edu
- Joseph L. Verheijde (Phoenix, AZ; Verheijde.Joseph@mayo.edu), Mohamed Y. Rady (Phoenix, AZ; rady.mohamed@mayo.edu)
Submitted August 31, 2010 - Reply from the authors
- Eelco FM Wijdicks, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, guidelines@aan.com
- Panayiotis N. Varelas (Detroit, MI), Gary S. Gronseth (Kansas City, KS), David M. Greer (Boston, MA)
Submitted August 31, 2010
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