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Introduction/History of Death Determination by Neurologic Criteria.- Part I: Philosophical/Conceptual.- Arguments Supporting Neurologic Criteria to Determine Death.- Arguments Rejecting Neurologic Criteria to Determine Death.- Arguments Supporting the Whole-Brain Criterion.- Arguments Supporting the Brain Stem Criterion.- Loss of Hypothalamic Function is Required to Determine Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Loss of Hypothalamic Function is not Required to Determine Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Part II: Medical.- Intra/International Variability in the Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Controversies in Determining Death by Neurological Criteria in Pediatric Patients.- Arguments in Favor of Requiring the Absence of Brain Circulation to Determine Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Arguments Opposing the Requirement to Demonstrate Absence of Blood Flow to Determine Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Reports of “Recovery” from Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Observation Time Prior to Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Temperature Considerations in the Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria.- How Many Evaluations are Required to Determine Death by Neurologic Criteria?.- Part III: Scientific.- Research Questions about Declaration of Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Research on Patients Declared Dead by Neurologic Criteria.- The Impact of Restoring Postmortem Mammalian Brain Circulation and Cellular Functions on the Declaration of Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Part IV: Legal.- The Content of Laws on Declaration of Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Is Consent Required for Physicians’ Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria?.- Legal Response to Religious and Other Objections to Declaration of Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Death by Neurologic Criteria is a Legal Fiction.- Legal Considerations on the Declaration of Death by Neurologic Criteria in the Pregnant Patient.- Part V: Religious.- Christian Perspectives on Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Islamic Perspectives on Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Jewish Perspectives on Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Part VI: Ethical/Social.- Public Views on Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Cultural Considerations in the Declaration of Death by Neurologic Criteria in Asia.- Cultural Considerations in the Declaration of Death by Neurologic Criteria in Africa.- The Argument for Personal Choice in Defining Death.- The distinction Between Death Declaration and Death Determination Using Neurologic.- Criteria.- Why Families Object to Declaration of Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Arguments Favoring Continuation of Organ Support when Families Object to Declaration of Death by Neurologic Criteria.- Arguments Opposing Continuation of Organ Support when Families Object to Declaration of Death by Neurological Criteria.

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