Brain dead: Why diagnosis is so troubling, confusing

Brain dead: Why diagnosis is so troubling, confusing | The Charlotte Observer:

Most physicians say diagnosis is irreversibly final, but families have sued hospitals

Definition of brain death spelled out in 1981 after increased use of hospital ventilators

Israel Stinson, 2-year-old declared brain dead by three Sacramento-area doctors, revives issue

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