BRAIN DEATH complex spinal reflex

Male 19 y. age victim of penetrating brain injury. All the criteria for the encephalic death diagnosis were present. The presence of this complex spinal reflex doesn't exclude the brain death diagnosis
and must be known and understood by the professionals involved in this very important diagnosis

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Brain death
• diagnosis brain death
• reflex abnormal
• spinal reflex
• neurology
• neurosurgery
• critical care
• intensive care
• Morte encefálica
• Lazarus sign
• neurologia
• neurocirurgia
• reflexo

[simobk]

@dblaylock1988 Watching some Mary Roach Ted Talks aren't you? And it's Lazarus, not Lazerous...

[hooya27]

Yes, Mary Roach TED talk. Who'd have thought googling 'orgasm' would lead here? Sexy...

[danznchandee16]

This is a complex spinal reflex as the video states. The Lazarus reflex is when a brain dead patient sits upright in bed.

[goddamnrickli]

Lazarus reflex, actually

[dblaylock1988]

It's called the lazerous reflex, brain dead/checked out patient only kept alive by a respirator for oxygenation of the organs for possible. Transplant

[teemell19]

Sad, but interesting

[KidFromUpTheStreet]

@rfbritton Brain dead

[rfbritton]

so he is dead?

[Thundersplorer]

Whoa. That's pretty creepy. But also really interesting.