Benefits of combination of electroencephalography, short latency somatosensory evoked potentials, and transcranial Doppler techniques for confirming brain death |
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| Authors: | Kang Wang Yuan Yuan Zi-qi Xu Xiao-liang Wu Ben-yan Luo |
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| Institution: | [1]Department of Neurology the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China [2]Intensive Care Unlit, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 3 10003, China |
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| Abstract: | Objective: Optimization of combining electroencephalography (EEG), short latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SLSEP) and transcranial Doppler (TCD) techniques to diagnose brain death. Methods: One hundred and eleven patients (69 males, 42 females) from the major hospitals of Zhejiang Province were examined with portable EEG, SLSEP and TCD devices. Re-examinations occurred ≤12 h later. Results: The first examination revealed that the combination of SLSEP and EEG led to more sensitive diagnoses than the combination of SLSEP and TCD. Re-examination confirmed this and also revealed that the combination of TCD and EEG was the most sensitive. Conclusion: The results show that using multiple techniques to diagnose brain death is superior to using single method, and that the combination of SLSEP and EEG is better than other combinations. |
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| Keywords: | Brain death Electroencephalography (EEG) Short latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SLSEP) Transcranial Doppler (TCD) |
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