Chronic Brain-Dead Patients Who Exhibit Lazarus Sign / 대한신경손상학회지
Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
; : 153-157, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
Lazarus sign, a complex reflex movement of the upper limbs after brain death, is a rare occurrence. We report two patients who showed a Lazarus sign following a diagnosis of brain death. It has been accepted that cardiac arrest usually occurs within 1 week after brain death; however, the two patients described herein survived for over 100 days after brain death was diagnosed. This report is intended to examine the relationship between the Lazarus sign and long-term survival after brain death, as well as to share our rare experience.
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Main subject:
Reflex
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Brain Death
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Brain Stem
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Upper Extremity
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Diagnosis
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Heart Arrest
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
Year:
2017
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Article