Subtle ocular movements in a patient with brain death

We report a case of a patient with subtle eye movements whose exam was otherwise consistent with brain death. The presence of eye movements delayed pronouncing the patient as brain dead and delayed organ donation. We agree with American Academy of Neurology Position statement from 2019 that brain death does not mean demise of every neuron.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 15, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: D Fattal, J McDaniel, EC Leira, GA Schmidt Tags: Case Report Source Type: research