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FDA reverses course on neuro drugs; omega-3s and dementia; brain death test lawsuit

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience ...

A Houston drowning tests whether Texas law gives the right to deny brain death testing

State leaders and pro-life groups are siding with 2-year-old Annelise Camp’s family, who are suing to stop Texas Children’s ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Court bars VCU Health from administering brain death test on toddler

The Virginia Supreme Court denied a request Friday by the Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University Health System to perform tests to determine whether a 2-year-old is brain dead, according to ...
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Brain-dead: Doctors say rare for patients to recover

Diverse team of doctors consult on a TV screen showing MRI scan with brain images. [iStock Photos] A person declared brain-dead does not recover or wake up-they eventually die, according to medical ...
Heartland

Controversial Brain Death Diagnoses Under Fire

A prominent recent case involved a 23-year-old Jamaican woman who admitted herself to Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, New York, for elective surgery on July 30, 2024. In February, Amber Ebanks, a ...