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Descriptor English: Brain Death
Descriptor Spanish: Muerte Encefálica
Descriptor muerte cerebral
Entry term(s) coma sobrepasado
Scope note: Estado de cese prolongado e irreversible de toda actividad cerebral, incluidas las funciones del tronco cerebral inferior, con ausencia completa de movimientos voluntarios, respuesta a estímulos, reflejos del tronco cerebral y respiraciones espontáneas. Las afecciones reversibles que recuerdan este estado clínico (ejemplo, sobredosis de sedante, hipotermia, etc.) se han de excluir antes de hacer la determinación de muerte cerebral. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp348-9)
Descriptor Portuguese: Morte Encefálica
Descriptor French: Mort cérébrale
Entry term(s): Coma dépassé
Coma irréversible
Tree number(s): C10.228.140.151
C10.597.606.358.800.200.100
C23.550.260.159
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001926
Scope note: A state of prolonged irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including lower brain stem function with the complete absence of voluntary movements, responses to stimuli, brain stem reflexes, and spontaneous respirations. Reversible conditions which mimic this clinical state (e.g., sedative overdose, hypothermia, etc.) are excluded prior to making the determination of brain death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp348-9)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CL classification
DG imagerie diagnostique
DI diagnostic
IM immunologie
LJ législation et jurisprudence
ME métabolisme
PA anatomopathologie
PP physiopathologie
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
DeCS ID: 1952
Unique ID: D001926
NLM Classification: W 820
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/01
Mort cérébrale - Preferred
Concept UI M0002873
Preferred term Mort cérébrale
Entry term(s) Coma dépassé
Coma irréversible - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0334154
Preferred term Coma irréversible



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