{"id":361962,"date":"2026-05-01T17:29:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=361962"},"modified":"2026-05-01T17:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:59:19","slug":"brain-death-certification-in-india-eeg-and-angiogram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/brain-death-certification-in-india-eeg-and-angiogram\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Death Certification in India &#038; EEG and Angiogram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: The Supreme Court of India is seeking expert opinion from AIIMS on using EEG and angiogram in brain death certification.<\/p>\n<h2>About Brain Death Certification in India<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361974\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-361974\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-PIMS.jpg?resize=300%2C165&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brain Death Certification in India\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-PIMS.jpg?resize=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-PIMS.jpg?resize=768%2C422&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Source-PIMS.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIMS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brain Stem Death:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Definition<\/strong>: Brain death or brain stem death is <strong>an irreversible condition<\/strong> where <strong>all brain activities<\/strong>, including automatic functions such as breathing, <strong>completely cease<\/strong>, even though the body is maintained on life support systems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cause<\/strong>: It is mainly <strong>caused by severe injuries<\/strong> such as road accidents and falls that cut off oxygen supply to the brain, leading to permanent loss of brain function.<\/li>\n<li>This condition is <strong>crucial for organ donation<\/strong> as organs such as heart and lungs can be donated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Legality<\/strong>: Brain death <strong>certification<\/strong> in India is primarily governed by the <strong>Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Guided by:<\/strong> The process of brain death certification is <strong>guided by the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Protocol of Brain Death Certification:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Medical Board:<\/strong> A <strong>four-member board<\/strong> including hospital in-charge, neurologist or neurosurgeon, and treating physician certifies brain death.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mandatory Testing:<\/strong> Doctors must identify the cause and rule out reversible conditions like drug use, hypothermia, or metabolic imbalance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Apnea Test:<\/strong> It checks if the patient can breathe independently, though it is considered subjective and not always properly videographed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Repetition<\/strong>: Brain death must be confirmed <strong>at least twice with a 12-hour interval.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Concerns<\/strong>: Lack of training among doctors and inconsistent protocols reduce proper certification and organ donation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Role of EEG and Angiogram:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>EEG<\/strong>: <strong>Electroencephalogram (EEG)<\/strong> is a test that <strong>records electrical signals in the brain<\/strong> using <strong>small electrodes<\/strong> attached to the head, and in a brain dead patient, it shows <strong>absence of any electrical activity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Angiogram<\/strong>: Angiogram is a <strong>test that uses contrast dyes and X-rays to examine blood flow in the brain<\/strong>, and in a brain dead patient, it shows that <strong>blood flow to the brain has completely stopped<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Supreme Court of India is seeking expert opinion from AIIMS on using EEG and angiogram in brain death certification. About Brain Death Certification in India Brain Stem Death: Definition: Brain death or brain stem death is an irreversible condition where all brain activities, including automatic functions such as breathing, completely cease, even though&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/brain-death-certification-in-india-eeg-and-angiogram\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Brain Death Certification in India &#038; EEG and Angiogram<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1760,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-361962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-polity-and-nation","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361962\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}