Ocular movements preclude brain death determination: Response to Fattal et al.

We read with interest Fattal et al. ’s article, “Subtle ocular movements in a patient with brain death.”1 The authors describe a patient with a cerebellar hemorrhage leading to posterior fossa edema and brainstem compression and report the clinical examination demonstrated severe neurologic injury consistent with the 2010 Americ an Academy of Neurology (AAN) standards for brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC). However, the authors delayed determination of BD/DNC because the patient had subtle spontaneous vertical eye movements.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 2, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Ariane Lewis, David Greer Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research