Sentences with phrase «whole brain death»

According to the Harvard criteria, loss of higher brain functions alone did not constitute death, and the laws of our states that have established criteria for determining brain death have had whole brain death in view.

It is worth noting that as recently as 1988 the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs had concluded that it was not permissible to remove organs for transplantation from anencephalic infants while they were still alive, even though it is harder to maintain organs in suitable condition if one waits until the infant has sustained whole brain death.

Not exact matches

Many Christians in good conscience affirm this practice once a person's death has been established by traditional circulatory or whole - brain criteria.

Here's more: Coral reefs the world over are dying as warmer sea water bleaches them to death — by some estimates, this whole amazing ecosystem, this whole lovely corner of God's brain, may be extinct by mid-century.

The Harvard criteria were intended to determine when all brain activity had ended, when «whole brain» death had occurred.

Hence, the greed of the brain would cause the death of the whole body.

The logic of brain death goes like this: If the brain stem is dead, then the higher centers of the brain are also probably dead, and if the whole brain is dead, then everything beneath the brain stem is no longer relevant.