In cases of brain death, where the heart may still be beating, the patient has lost all vital brain functions, particularly in the brain stem.

A person declared brain-dead does not recover or wake up—they eventually die, according to medical experts. Dr George Biketi, a general practitioner, explained that brain death is the complete ...

After brain death criteria were established in 1981, donation after brain death (DBD) was the predominant source of donated hearts for nearly five decades.

The current concept of brain death relies on the principle that consciousness is key to meaningful life and that consciousness never returns in a patient who satisfies the criteria for brain death ...

Brain death occurs in people who have sustained catastrophic brain injury with no evidence of function of the brain as a whole, a state that must be permanent according to current guidelines.

After brain death criteria were established in 1981, donation after brain death (DBD) was the predominant source of donated hearts for nearly five decades.

After brain death criteria were established in 1981, donation after brain death (DBD) was the predominant source of donated hearts for nearly five decades.