James L. Bernat 'Brain Death: Consensus and Controversies'

James L. Bernat, professor of Neurosicence, was invited by Víctor Grífols i LucasFoundation to offer a conference at Barcelona. November 15, 2016

[maryannni]

Why hasn’t the discussion addressed this difficult topic with Dr. Paul A. Byrne? Dr. Byrne is, in my opinion, THE expert on the topic of brain death. He’s brilliant as everything he speaks of is truth.

[louisacapell]

Im fascinated by this.
He says there must be some sort of brain lesion present to show damage.
That someone who overdoses and needs a ventilator, but an MRI shows the brain to be unremarkable, is not brain dead. He says that person should be in ICU somewhere.
But, THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. People are told their loved one is brain dead without so much as an exray. They are doing these tests for brain death while people are under propofol sedation!
Obviously the criteria are being ignored!