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Keimyung Medical Journal 1998;17(2):276-283.
A Case of Long-term Persistence of Somatic Survival and Complex Spinal Automatism after Brain Stem Death
뇌간사후 생체징후와 복합척수자동증이 장기간 유지된 증례 1례
이동국; 서상일; 김태일; 곽규호; 도진국; 오희종
Abstract
Brain death is defined as the irreversible loss of function of the brain; including the brain stem. Brain death in fact equalled with brain stem death. It is widely held that in patients with brain death who are receiving continued ventilation and full medical care; spontaneous cessation of the heart beat will ensue within a period of hours or a few days. We present a patient with a number of generally accepted sets of clinical criteria of brain stem death; but cardiac activity and complex spinal automatism were persisted 112 days with ventilatory support after diagnosis of brain death.
Key Words: Brain death, Brain stem death, Complex spinal automatism
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