Ropper A H
Neurology. 1984 Aug;34(8):1089-92. doi: 10.1212/wnl.34.8.1089.
Striking arm movements are described in five brain-dead patients. The arms flex quickly to the chest from the patient's side, the shoulders adduct, and in some patients, the hands cross or oppose just below the chin. The limbs then return to the patient's side, sometimes asymmetrically. These movements are precipitated after several minutes by hypoxia or ischemia when the ventilator is removed terminally, or during apnea testing. Families of brain-dead patients should be dissuaded from remaining in the room with the patient after the ventilator is turned off.
在五名脑死亡患者中观察到了明显的手臂动作。手臂从患者身体一侧迅速向胸部弯曲，肩部内收，在一些患者中，双手在下巴下方交叉或相对。然后四肢回到患者身体一侧，有时不对称。这些动作在终末撤掉呼吸机后几分钟因缺氧或缺血而引发，或在进行呼吸暂停试验期间出现。应劝阻脑死亡患者的家属在关闭呼吸机后继续留在患者房间内。
