The majority of European countries have published recommendations for the diagnosis of
brain death as a necessary prerequisite for organ donation. The concept of brain death as …

The determination of brain death is based on a comprehensive clinical assessment. A
confirmatory test—at least, in adult patients in the United States—is not mandatory, but it …

Auditory brainstem potentials were recorded from scalp electrodes in 42 infants ranging in
gestational age from 25 to 44 weeks. The latencies of the various potential components …

Brain-stem auditory-evoked potentials were recorded in neurosurgical patients from surface
electrodes applied to the VIIIth nerve, medulla, pons, midbrain and cortex; from depth …

• Brain stem auditory evoked responses (BAERs) were recorded in 50 normal adult subjects
at various click rates. Attention was paid to absolute latencies, interwave latencies, interear …

The brain-stem auditory evoked response was studied under three combinations of intensity
and rate of click stimulation in 25 young and 25 old adult subjects. The responses show a …

Thirty-five patients who met all clinical criteria for brain death and 53 patients who did not
were tested with brainstem auditory (BAER) and short-latency somatosensory (SER) evoked …

The absolute auditory sensitivity of the human newborn infant was investigated using
auditory brainstem response thresholds (ABR). ABRs were elicited with clicks and tone …

This thought-provoking, readable volume by A. Earl Walker, MD, reviews current worldwide
definitions, concepts, and criteria of cerebral death. Medical, legal, religious, and ethical …

Brainstem auditory evoked responses (BAERs) were recorded from 202 patients with
definite, probable, or possible multiple sclerosis (MS). Definitions of abnormality were based …