Brain Death Testing and the Brain Death Risk Score

An update on determination of death by neurological criteria, with Drs. Rachel Beekman and Jeremy Moeller.

Note: This podcast is intended solely as an educational tool for learners, especially neurology residents. The contents should not be interpreted as medical advice.

Further Reading:
Greer DM, Kirschen MP, Lewis A, Gronseth GS, Rae-Grant A, Ashwal S, Babu MA, Bauer DF, Billinghurst L, Corey A, Partap S, Rubin MA, Shutter L, Takahashi C, Tasker RC, Varelas PN, Wijdicks E, Bennett A, Wessels SR, Halperin JJ. Pediatric and Adult Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria Consensus Guideline: Report of the AAN Guidelines Subcommittee, AAP, CNS, and SCCM. Neurology. 2023 Oct 11:10.1212/WNL.0000000000207740. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207740.

Kitlen E, Kim N, Rubenstein A, Keenan C, Garcia G, Khosla A, Johnson J, Miller PE, Wira C, Greer D, Gilmore EJ, Beekman R. Development and validation of a novel score to predict brain death after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2023 Nov;192:109955. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109955.