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Table 1 Mimics of brain death/death by neurologic criteria [10]

From: Quality improvement in the determination of death by neurologic criteria around the world

Condition

Botulism

Cervical cord injury

Fulminant Guillain–Barré syndrome

Hypokalemia

Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis

Organophosphate poisoning

Rabies encephalitis

Snake bite