Ancillary Tests for Death by Neurologic Criteria in Children

Elizabeth Mayne; Sue J Hong

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-34-26

Ancillary Tests for Death by Neurologic Criteria in Children

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 34 (2020): Issue 0

By: Elizabeth Mayne and Sue J Hong

Open Access

|Dec 2020

Abstract

Investigators from Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania reported on the usage of ancillary studies in the declaration of brain death in children in a single-center retrospective descriptive study.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-34-26 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 26 - 26

Submitted on: Dec 1, 2020

Accepted on: Dec 3, 2020

Published on: Dec 24, 2020

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Brain Death,

Death by Neurologic Criteria,

Ancillary Test,

EEG,

Pediatrics,

Neurology

© 2020 Elizabeth Mayne, Sue J Hong, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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