cerebral death

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Irreversible loss of brain function: "cerebral death" refers to a state where all functions of the brain, including the brainstem, have permanently and irreversibly ceased. This includes the absence of consciousness, respiration, and other reflexes, while the heart may continue to beat with mechanical assistance.
Usage
  • "Cerebral death" is a specific medical and legal term used to declare death based on neurological criteria. It is distinct from cardiac death. The diagnosis allows for the ethical removal of organs for transplantation while the heart is still beating with support.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The patient was declared to have suffered cerebral death after extensive neurological testing.
    • The legal definition of cerebral death is crucial for organ donation protocols.
Advanced Usage
  • "to declare cerebral death": to make an official medical determination of brain death.
    • A panel of specialists must declare cerebral death before any organ procurement can proceed.
Variants and Related Words
  • Brain death (n): A synonymous term for cerebral death, emphasizing the cessation of all brain activity.
    • Brain death is a clinical and legal definition of death.
Synonyms
  • Brain death: The complete and irreversible loss of brain function.
  • Neurological death: Death determined by the cessation of brain activity.
Related Phrases
  • Determination of death: The process of legally and medically declaring someone dead, which can be based on cardiopulmonary or neurological (cerebral) criteria.
  • Irreversible coma: A related but sometimes distinct state of profound unconsciousness with no hope of recovery, which may precede a formal diagnosis of cerebral death.
Noun
  1. death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops

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