Jahi McMath case: A comprehensive and updated narrative.
World journal of critical care medicine September 9, 2025 Calixto Machado
The Jahi McMath case represents a pivotal moment in the reevaluation of brain death or death by neurological criteria (BD/DNC) and disorders of consciousness. Declared brain dead on December 12, 2013, following surgical complications, Jahi's case became a landmark in challenging conventional BD/DNC definitions. As an independent consultant for the International Brain Research Foundation, I...
DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.v14.i3.107513 (opens in new tab)
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Brain death
Disorders of consciousness
Electroencephalography
Heart rate variability
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