随着现代医学的发展,以脑死亡作为临床死亡判定标准已被多数西方国家所接受,并以法律、法规等不同形式加以界定,以保障现代医疗实践顺利进行。因此,正确认识脑死亡的概念和判定标准,对推动医疗实践和社会进步十分必要一、脑死亡概念的演变及其含义1959年法国医生Mollaret和Goulon在研究23例昏迷病人时提出了一个新概念：“昏迷过度”(LeComa Dépassé),意 With the development of modern medicine, brain death as the criterion of clinical death has been accepted by most Western countries and defined by laws, regulations and other forms to ensure the smooth progress of modern medical practice. Therefore, a correct understanding of the concept and criteria of brain death is necessary to promote medical practice and social progress. The evolution of the concept of brain death and its implications In 1959, French physicians Mollaret and Goulon proposed a new concept in the study of 23 comatose patients: Coma "(LeComa Dépassé), meaning