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KMID : 1143720170130020153
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Korean Journal of Neurotrauma
2017 Volume.13 No. 2 p.153 ~ p.157
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Chronic Brain-Dead Patients Who Exhibit Lazarus Sign
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Moon Ji-Won
Hyun Dong-Keun
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Abstract
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Lazarus sign, a complex reflex movement of the upper limbs after brain death, is a rare occurrence. We report two patients who showed a Lazarus sign following a diagnosis of brain death. It has been accepted that cardiac arrest usually occurs within 1 week after brain death; however, the two patients described herein survived for over 100 days after brain death was diagnosed. This report is intended to examine the relationship between the Lazarus sign and long-term survival after brain death, as well as to share our rare experience.
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KEYWORD
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Brain death, Brain stem, Lazarus sign, Reflex
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