Doctors define brain death

摘要

When your brain stops working - completely and irreversibly - you're dead. But drawing the line between life and brain death isn't always easy. A report attempts to clarify that distinction, perhaps helping to ease the anguish of family members with a loved one whose brain has died but whose heart still beats. There has been a lot of variation in how people define brain death, says Gene Sung, a neurocritical care physician at the University of Southern California. "Showing that there is some worldwide consensus, understanding and agreement at this time will hopefully help minimize misunderstanding of what brain death is."