Consensus opinion on diagnosis of cerebral circulatory arrest using Doppler-sonography
| Autor: | Kouzo Moritake, Toshiyuki Shiogai, Gerhard-Michael von Reutern, Xavier Ducrocq, Robert R Smith, Werner Hassler, David W. Newell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Neurology medicine.diagnostic_test Vascular disease medicine.drug_class business.industry Cerebral arteries Guideline Electroencephalography medicine.disease Surgery Central nervous system disease Physical medicine and rehabilitation Sedative Circulatory system medicine Neurology (clinical) business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 159:145-150 |
| ISSN: | 0022-510X |
| Popis: | Background and purpose: Oscillating flow or systolic spikes are typical Doppler-sonographic flow signals found in the presence of cerebral circulatory arrest, which if irreversible, results in brain death. The Neurosonology Research Group (NSRG) of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) created a Task Force Group in order to evaluate the role of Doppler-sonography as a confirmatory test for determining brain death. Methods: The available evidence from the literature has been reviewed and discussed by a group of experts, the members of the Task Force Group on cerebral death of the NSRG. Results and conclusions: Extra- and intracranial Doppler-sonography is a useful confirmatory test to establish irreversibility of cerebral circulatory arrest as optional part of a brain death protocol. Doppler-sonography is of special value when the therapeutic use of sedative drugs renders electroencephalography unreliable. Doppler-sonographic criteria are defined and guidelines for the use of Doppler-sonography in this setting are presented. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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