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January 11, 2011; 76 (2) Articles

Second brain death examination may negatively affect organ donation

D. Lustbader, D. O'Hara, E.F.M. Wijdicks, L. MacLean, W. Tajik, A. Ying, E. Berg, M. Goldstein
First published December 15, 2010, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182061b0c
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Second brain death examination may negatively affect organ donation
D. Lustbader, D. O'Hara, E.F.M. Wijdicks, L. MacLean, W. Tajik, A. Ying, E. Berg, M. Goldstein
Neurology Jan 2011, 76 (2) 119-124; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182061b0c

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vol. 76 no. 2 119-124
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182061b0c
PubMed: 
21172836

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received May 10, 2010
  • Accepted July 26, 2010
  • First Published December 15, 2010.

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Author Disclosures

    1. D. Lustbader, MD,
    2. D. O'Hara, MS,
    3. E.F.M. Wijdicks, MD, PhD,
    4. L. MacLean, PhD,
    5. W. Tajik,
    6. A. Ying, MS,
    7. E. Berg and
    8. M. Goldstein, MD
  1. D. Lustbader, MD,
  2. D. O'Hara, MS,
  3. E.F.M. Wijdicks, MD, PhD,
  4. L. MacLean, PhD,
  5. W. Tajik,
  6. A. Ying, MS,
  7. E. Berg and
  8. M. Goldstein, MD
  1. From the New York University School of Medicine (D.L.), North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset; New York Organ Donor Network (D.L., D.O., W.T., A.Y., E.B., M.G.), Manhasset; Division of Critical Care Neurology (E.F.M.W.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; School of Business Administration (L.C.M.), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada; and Transplant Surgery (M.G.), New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Dana Lustbader, North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030 Lustbader{at}nshs.edu
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