This text provides an overview of brain death. The topics explored in this book include the concept and historical approach of human death, clinical examinations of brain-dead patients, and ancillary tests in coma and brain death. The book also covers bioethical discussions of brain death and its relationship with some consciousness disturbances, and the legal considerations of human death. While there are several books devoted to the study of specific issues of brain death, this book covers almost all the issues.

Zusammenfassung

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) permits noninvasive imaging of the "human brain at work" under physiological conditions. This is the first textbook on clinical fMRI. It is devoted to preoperative fMRI in patients with brain tumors and epilepsies, which are the most well-established clinical applications. By localizing and lateralizing specific brain functions, as well as epileptogenic zones, fMRI facilitates the selection of a safe treatment and the planning and performance of function-preserving neurosurgery. State of the art fMRI procedures are presented, with detailed consideration of the physiological and methodological background, imaging and data processing, normal and pathological findings, diagnostic possibilities and limitations, and other related techniques. All chapters are written by recognized experts in their fields, and the book is designed to be of value to beginners, trained clinicians and experts alike.

Inhalt
to Presurgical Functional MRI.- Localization of Brain Activity using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging.- Functional Neuroanatomy.- Presurgical Functional MRI in Patients with Brain Tumors.- Presurgical Functional MRI in Epilepsy.- Functional Neuronavigation.- Validity of Presurgical Functional Localization.- Multimodality in Functional Neuroimaging.- Brain Plasticity and fMRI.- Clinical BOLD fMRI: Artifacts, Tips and Tricks.