ISSN:
1432-1238
Keywords:
Brain death
;
Apnea testing
;
Primary brain stem lesion
;
Electroencephalogram
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract In a 73-year-old patient complete areflexia of the cerebral and peripheral nerves following the rupture of an aneurysm of the basilar artery was diagnosed. During apnea testing the spectral analysis of electroencephalography (EEG) revealed an irreversible shift of peak from 6 to 3 Hz within the low frequency bands. These findings suggest that apnea testing in patients with primary lesion of the brain stem should be carried out only after an isoelectric EEG.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01706483
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