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Dr Sandip Mavani on Instagram: "How to assess brain death? Determining brain death involves a series of clinical tests to confirm the complete and irreversible loss of all brain activity. Doctors assess reflexes, brainstem function, and the patient’s ability to breathe independently. Diagnostic tests like EEG, cerebral angiography, and brain scans may also be used to verify the absence of blood flow and electrical activity in the brain. Accurate assessment is critical in distinguishing brain dea

360°medico on Instagram: "The test used to assess brain death, especially in the absence of a brainstem response, is the Caloric Reflex Test, which assesses the synergistic reflex between the inner ear and the eye. The external auditory canal is injected with cold or warm water: When using warm water (44°C), the eye moves in the opposite direction of the water spray, while nystagmus occurs in the same direction as the water spray. When using cold water (30°C), the eye moves in the direction of t