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Brazilian guidelines for the application of transcranial ultrasound as a diagnostic test for the confirmation of brain death

Abstract:

Neurosonological studies, specifically transcranial Doppler (TCD) and transcranial color-coded duplex (TCCD), have high level of specificity and sensitivity and they are used as complementary tests for the diagnosis of brain death (BD). A group of experts, from the Neurosonology Department of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology, created a task force to determine the criteria for the following aspects of diagnosing BD in Brazil: the reliability of TCD methodology; the reliability of TCCD methodology; neurosonology training and skills; the diagnosis of encephalic circulatory arrest; and exam documentation for BD. The results of this meeting are presented in the current paper.

Año de publicación:

2012

Keywords:

  • Encephalic circulatory arrest
  • Brain death
  • transcranial Doppler

Fuente:

scopusscopus

Tipo de documento:

Article

Estado:

Acceso abierto

Áreas de conocimiento:

  • Neurología
  • Medicamento

Áreas temáticas:

  • Medicina y salud
  • Enfermedades

Contribuidores:

Oliveira-Filho J.Oliveira-Filho J.
Lange M.C.Lange M.C.
Miranda-Alves M.Miranda-Alves M.
Avelar W.M.Avelar W.M.
Moro C.H.C.Moro C.H.C.
Zétola V.H.F.Zétola V.H.F.
Octavio Marques Pontes-NetoOctavio Marques Pontes-Neto
Perdatella M.T.A.Perdatella M.T.A.
Rodrigues D.L.G.Rodrigues D.L.G.
Silvado C.E.Silvado C.E.
Silva G.S.Silva G.S.
Freitas G.R.d.Freitas G.R.d.
di Gregorio E.G.di Gregorio E.G.
Fábio S.R.C.Fábio S.R.C.