Pupil test in patients being checked for brain death
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study uses a special camera to measure pupil reactions in patients being evaluated for brain death. The aim is to see if this test can help confirm the diagnosis of brain death more accurately.
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Who can take part
- You are suspected of having brain death
- Doctors are planning to run tests to check for brain death
- You are being treated in the intensive care unit at the University Hospital Basel
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Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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