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Philosophical aspects of brain death. 1984

S F Spicker

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010684 Philosophy A love or pursuit of wisdom. A search for the underlying causes and principles of reality. (Webster, 3d ed) Hedonism,Stoicism,Pharmacy Philosophy,Philosophical Overview,Overview, Philosophical,Overviews, Philosophical,Pharmacy Philosophies,Philosophical Overviews,Philosophies,Philosophies, Pharmacy,Philosophy, Pharmacy
D001926 Brain Death A state of prolonged irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including lower brain stem function with the complete absence of voluntary movements, responses to stimuli, brain stem reflexes, and spontaneous respirations. Reversible conditions which mimic this clinical state (e.g., sedative overdose, hypothermia, etc.) are excluded prior to making the determination of brain death. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp348-9) Brain Dead,Coma Depasse,Irreversible Coma,Brain Deads,Coma, Irreversible,Death, Brain
D003643 Death Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions. End Of Life,End-Of-Life,Near-Death Experience,Cardiac Death,Determination of Death,Death, Cardiac
D004992 Ethics, Medical The principles of professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician, relations with patients and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the physician in patient care and interpersonal relations with patient families. Medical Ethics
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D026689 Ethical Analysis The use of systematic methods of ethical examination, such as CASUISTRY or ETHICAL THEORY, in reasoning about moral problems. Analysis, Ethical,Analyses, Ethical,Ethical Analyses
D026712 Value of Life The intrinsic moral worth ascribed to a living being. (Bioethics Thesaurus) Economic Value of Life,Life Valuation, Economic,Economic Life Valuation,Economic Value, Life,Economic Values, Life,Life Economic Value,Life Economic Values,Respect for Life,Right to Life,Sanctity of Life,Valuation, Economic Life,Economic Life Valuations,Life Sanctities,Life Sanctity,Life Valuations, Economic,Life, Respect for,Life, Right to,Valuations, Economic Life
D028723 Personhood The state or condition of being a human individual accorded moral and/or legal rights. Criteria to be used to determine this status are subject to debate, and range from the requirement of simply being a human organism to such requirements as that the individual be self-aware and capable of rational thought and moral agency.

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