19^th Annual Brain Death Congress

Clinical Evaluation of Brain Death

Clinical Evaluation of Brain Death is divided into two main categories they are Prerequisites and Neurologic Assessment. Prerequisites: Brain death is the absence of clinical brain function when the proximate cause is known demonstrably irreversible. Clinical or neuroimaging evidence of an acute catastrophe that is compatible with the clinical diagnosis of brain death. No drug intoxication or poisoning. Neurologic Assessment: Coma, Absence of brainstem reflexes and apnea test.

• Caloric Testing
• Pupils
• Ocular Movement
• Facial sensation and facial motor response
• Pharyngeal and Tracheal Reflexes