An overview of brain death, this book explores: the concept and historical approach of human death, clinical examinations of brain-dead patients, and ancillary ... » 

An overview of brain death, this book explores: the concept and historical approach of human death, clinical examinations of brain-dead patients, and ancillary tests in coma and brain death. It also covers bioethical discussions of brain death and its relationship with some consciousness disturbances, and the legal considerations of human death. «