THE NEUROLOGIST’S RESPONSIBILITIES IN DECLARING THE TIME OF BRAIN DEATH AND ORGAN DONATION
Abstract:
Declaring brain death and identifying the potential organ donors requires the existence of a
multidisciplinary team, but the neurologist has the responsibility of establishing the irreversibility of the
brain damage. This responsibility, which is not a simple one, implies elements of medical ethics, but also
emotional participation of the neurologist
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