most Western neurologists will tell you, “Brain death is death.” The obvious question, then, is, How do physicians determine when someone’s brain has stopped functioning? Differences in standards ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

A 52 year-old man developed a massive gastrointestinal bleed followed by hypotension and a subsequent cardiac arrest. Following the arrest, he was in a coma. However, all of his brainstem reflexes ...