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Is apnea test reliable?: Supreme Court orders AIIMS to review brain death protocols

The Indian Express·Ananthakrishnan G·about 1 month ago
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The Supreme Court directed the head of the department of neurology at AIIMS, New Delhi, to constitute a team of three experts in the field of neurology or neurosurgery to examine whether cerebral angiogram and EEG provide a more reliable way to determine brain death. (File Photo) In a significant order, the Supreme Court has directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to set up a panel of three neurology or neurosurgery experts to examine whether methods like cerebral angiogram and electroencephalogram (EEG), as suggested by Kerala-based doctor and activist S Ganapathy, are better modes to determine if a person is brain dead than the currently used apnea test.…

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