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All brain stem reflexes must be absent--pupils fixed and dilated, no corneal or pupil response, no motor response from the cranial nerve, no gag or bronchial reflex, and no respiratory movements detected.
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The major reason is that the GCS doesn't include brain stem reflexes and respiration patterns, which reflect the severity of coma," Dr.
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Under the present law, brain death can be established only on the basis of two tests which fulfill five legal criteria-flat brain waves showing absence of brain activity, a state of deep coma, absence of pupil movement, the loss of seven brain stem reflexes, and cessation of natural breathing.
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