Status:
COMPLETED
Neurophysiological Examination in Patients With Brain Death
Lead Sponsor:
Yuzuncu Yil University
Conditions:
Brain Death
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-72 years
Brief Summary
This study examines muscle movements of elecromyography in adults with brain death. Half of the participants will have brain death, the other half will be healthy volunteers.
Detailed Description
In some of the patients who have brain death diagnosis, some movements may be seen. Because of these movements, the doctors sometimes avoid to make brain death diagnosis. So making brain death diagnos...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patients with definite diagnosis of brain death,
- Patients with permission from their parents,
- Patients without trauma of medullaspinalis and peripheral nerve injuries,
- Patients without previously known muscle disease (Myasthenia gravis, myopathy, etc.),
- Patients with previously unknown neurological disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple sclerosis, Guillain Barre syndrome, Poliomyelitis, etc.),
- Patients who have not previous systemic diseases (Connective Tissue Disease, Diabetes mellitus, Chronic renal failure, etc.).
Exclusion
- Uncertain brain death,
- Patients without permission of family members,
- Younger than 18 years old and older than 72 years,
- Patients with medulla spinalis and peripheral nerve injuries,
- Patients with known muscle disease (Myasthenia gravis, myopathy, etc.),
- Patients with neurological disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Guillain Barre Syndrome, Poliomyelitis, etc.),
- Patients with previous systemic diseases (Connective Tissue Disease, Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Failure, etc.)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 15 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 15 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03262896
Start Date
May 15 2017
End Date
September 15 2019
Last Update
October 10 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Yuzuncu Yil University, School of Medicine
Van, Tusba / Zeve Kampus, Turkey (Türkiye), 65080