brain death
noun
: final cessation of activity in the central nervous system especially as indicated by a flat electroencephalogram for a predetermined length of time
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In 2019, Alek Hermon faced the heartbreaking decision to take his father, who had suffered whole brain death, off life support.
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 July 2025
Multiple instances of vaginal deliveries after brain death also remain unexplained, given that the brain coordinates mechanisms of vaginal labor.
—Lindsey Breitwieser, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
Rather, this is a difficult case about laws that govern withdrawing supportive measures for pregnant patients who suffer brain death, and who gets to make those decisions.
—Katherine Drabiak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
At the emergency room, doctors observed symptoms consistent with brain death and she was pronounced dead the next day.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 July 2025
Multiple instances of vaginal deliveries after brain death also remain unexplained, given that the brain coordinates mechanisms of vaginal labor.
—Lindsey Breitwieser, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
Rather, this is a difficult case about laws that govern withdrawing supportive measures for pregnant patients who suffer brain death, and who gets to make those decisions.
—Katherine Drabiak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
At the emergency room, doctors observed symptoms consistent with brain death and she was pronounced dead the next day.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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brain death
nounˈbrān-ˌdeth
: the final stopping of activity in the central nervous system especially as indicated by a flat electroencephalogram for a usually statutorily predetermined period of time
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