Brain death, the determination of brain death, and member guidance for brain death accommodation requests: AAN position statement

James A Russell; Leon G Epstein; David M Greer; Matthew Kirschen; Michael A Rubin; Ariane Lewis

doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000006750

Brain death, the determination of brain death, and member guidance for brain death accommodation requests: AAN position statement

Neurology. 2019 Jan 28;92(5):228-232. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006750.

Authors

James A Russell¹, Leon G Epstein², David M Greer², Matthew Kirschen², Michael A Rubin², Ariane Lewis²

Affiliations

¹ From the Division of Neurology (J.A.R.), Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington; Department of Neurology (D.M.G.), Boston University, MA; Neurology Division (L.G.E.), Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL; Neurology Division (M.P.K.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics (M.R.), UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and Neurology Department (A.L.), New York University Langone Center, New York. james.a.russell@lahey.org.
² From the Division of Neurology (J.A.R.), Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington; Department of Neurology (D.M.G.), Boston University, MA; Neurology Division (L.G.E.), Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL; Neurology Division (M.P.K.), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA; Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics (M.R.), UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; and Neurology Department (A.L.), New York University Langone Center, New York.

PMID: 30602465
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006750

Abstract

The American Academy of Neurology holds the following positions regarding brain death and its determination, and provides the following guidance to its members who encounter resistance to brain death, its determination, or requests for accommodation including continued use of organ support technology despite neurologic determination of death.