J S C Med Assoc. 1990 Jul;86(7):385-8.

Establishing brain death in South Carolina: a clinician's guide.

George MS, Gross JA, Hogan EL, Kurent J, Plyler J, Perot PL Jr.

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Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-2232.

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With recent technological and medical advances, basic cardiopulmonary function can now be prolonged in many patients. Concurrently, organ transplantations have become more common and interest in living wills has increased. As a result, the South Carolina physician is increasingly obligated to determine whether a patient receiving cardiopulmonary support is dead due to irreversible cessation of brain function (ICBF) (brain dead). Here we review the bedside clinical valuation of brain death (ICBF), the adjunctive use of the EEG and other tests, and the South Carolina laws pertaining to this complex decision.

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