6th International Symposium on Brain Death and Disorders of Consciousness

The 6th International Symposium on Brain Death and Disorders of Consciousness will be held, in Havana, Cuba, on December 3-6, 2013.  There are two main themes:





BRAIN DEATH

• Conceptual approach to human death


• BD criteria in different countries


• Ancillary tests in BD


• Autonomic nervous system assessment in BD


• BD in childhood


• Anencephalic infants


• End-of-life dilemmas: terminal patient, euthanasia, assisted suicide, etc.


• Legal considerations surrounding BD and related states


• Philosophical, theological, sociological, historical and cultural considerations of human death


• Organ transplantation

DISORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

• Pathophysiological mechanisms of consciousness generation


• Coma, persistent vegetative state (PVS), minimally conscious state (MCS), and other DOC


• Clinical diagnosis of DOC


• Neuroimaging techniques for assessing DOC


• Neurophysiologic tests for assessing DOC


• Autonomic nervous system assessment of DOC


• Neurorehabilitation of DOC


• Neuroprotection and Neuromonitoring of DOC


• New trends in cardio-pulmonar-cerebral resuscitation