brain death
permanent, irreversible, total cessation of brain function
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brain death
Summary
brain death ranks in the top 0.95% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,064 views/month, #736 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- brain death was followed by information-theoretic death[2].
- brain death is a type of unconsciousness[3].
- brain death is a type of death[4].
- brain death is a type of encephalopathy[5].
- brain death's Commons category is recorded as Brain death[6].
- brain death comprises Q140645026[7].
- brain death comprises brain stem death[8].
- brain death's has cause is recorded as brain injury[9].
- brain death's has cause is recorded as cerebrovascular disease[10].
- brain death's has cause is recorded as hanging to death[11].
- brain death's has cause is recorded as asphyxia[12].
- brain death's anatomical location is recorded as brain[13].
- brain death's has characteristic is recorded as irreversibility[14].
- brain death's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C116340[15].
- brain death's different from is recorded as death[16].
- brain death's P14483 is recorded as m/muerte-cerebral[17].
- brain death's P14541 is recorded as Sln5I[18].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include unconsciousness[3], death[4], and encephalopathy[5].
Use and Application
Components include Q140645026[7] and brain stem death[8].
Why It Matters
brain death ranks in the top 0.95% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,064 views/month, #736 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]