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Clinical brain death with preserved cerebral arterial circulation
Author(s) -
Kosteljanetz M.,
Øhrstrøm J. K.,
Skjødt S.,
Teglbjærg P. S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1988.tb03679.x
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , subarachnoid hemorrhage , basilar artery , aneurysm , cerebral infarction , cerebral circulation , cause of death , cerebral angiography , surgery , cardiology , radiology , angiography , ischemia , disease
‐ We present a case of a 44‐year old male suffering from severe subarachnoid haemorrhage secondary to a ruptured basilar artery aneurysm. Clinical examination on 3 consecutive days fulfilled the criteria for the diagnosis of clinical brain death. Nevertheless, cerebral angiograms showed intracranial filling until the third day after the bleeding. Autopsy showed acute infarction of the brain stem and the cerebellum.