Apnea testing, required in guidelines to establish brain death in a child, isn't always possible, and the requirement should be reevaluated, say the authors of a perspective article.

Doctors at Children’s Hospital Oakland pronounced McMath, 13, brain-dead Dec. 9. She developed complications after surgery for sleep apnea and lost a large amount of blood.

Officials at both institutions said that their hospital policies require apnea tests. Both policies also stipulate that an attending, or supervising, physician must complete the brain-death protocols.

The American Academy of Neurology recently updated guidelines for determining brain death in adult and pediatric patients, including a three-page checklist.

Neurologists, Andrew Wilner and Lucas Elijovich discuss the updated guidelines on the brain death criteria and guidelines.

Sleep apnea may cause brain changes that are linked to Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, new research shows. Researchers found people with lower nighttime blood oxygen levels ...

Sleep apnea is known to wreak havoc on the body and also appears to have direct effects on brain health, a new study shows.

Uncontrolled sleep apnea — a disorder in which people stop breathing for 10 seconds or more at a time multiple times a night — may harm future brain health, a new study found.

Obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that causes lower oxygen levels during sleep, is linked to degeneration of brain regions associated with memory through damage to the brain's small blood ...

Sleep apnea is known to wreak havoc on the body and also appears to have direct effects on brain health, a new study shows.