Highlights
- •We report leptomeningeal carcinomatosis as a novel brain death mimic.
- •We review known causes of brain death mimics.
- •Always confirm the etiology of brain death and do not rely purely on the exam.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 07, 2015
Accepted:
March 28,
2015
Received in revised form:
March 11,
2015
Received:
January 24,
2015
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