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June 2018; 8 (3) Commentary

Practice Current: When do you order ancillary tests to determine brain death?

Nathaniel M. Robbins, James L. Bernat
First published May 23, 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000473
Nathaniel M. Robbins
Department of Neurology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH.
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Practice Current: When do you order ancillary tests to determine brain death?
Nathaniel M. Robbins, James L. Bernat
Neurol Clin Pract Jun 2018, 8 (3) 266-274; DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000473

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vol. 8 no. 3 266-274
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000473

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
2163-0402
Online ISSN: 
2163-0933
History: 
  • Received February 7, 2018
  • Accepted April 11, 2018
  • First Published May 23, 2018.

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    1. Nathaniel M. Robbins, MD and
    2. James L. Bernat, MD
  1. Nathaniel M. Robbins, MD and
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    1. (1) Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Disease, Oxford University Press, 2016

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    Other activities:
    1. (1) Clinical trial and travel support from Vertex Pharmaceuticals for their clinic trial of VX-150 for small fiber neuropathy (2) Market Research Honoraria from Compass Inc.

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    1. NONE

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    1. Vertex Pharmaceutical (see above)

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    1. 1. Department of State Fulbright Research Scholarship, PI, 2017-2018

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    1. 1. Hitchcock Foundation 2. Dartmouth Diamond Endowment Fund

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  3. James L. Bernat, MD
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    1. Editorial Board: Neurocritical Care: 2002-present (no compensation) Editorial Board: Neurology Today: 2001-2017 (no compensation) Editorial Board: The Physician's Index for Ethics and Medicine: 2011-present (compensation) Editorial Board: Multiple Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 2011-present (no compensation) Editorial Board: Neurology Clinical Practice (no compensation)

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    1. NONE

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    1. Ethical and Legal Issues in Neurology. Elsevier, 2013 Ethical Issues in Neuorology, 3rd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008. Palliative Care in Neurology. Oxford University Press, 2004.

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    1. NIH Director, Ethics Core of SYNERGY: The Dartmouth Clinical and Translational Science Institute. National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NIH NCATS) UL1TR001086. (10% salary provision)

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  1. Department of Neurology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH.
  1. Correspondence
    Dr. Robbins Nathaniel.M.Robbins{at}dartmouth.edu
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