Revisao sistematica sobre a aplicação da eletroencefalografia (EEG) no contexto da morte encefálica
Irreversible arrest of brain functions including the brain stem is defined as Brain Death (BD). A bibliographic search was carried out on platforms PUBMED, LILACS, UpToDate, during the period 2017 – 2021. We have included 9 articles, from which only 45% used the graphic examination (EEG) as an aid to the assessment of brain death. Only one single article discussed quantitative results, and none of the papers discussed noise issues. The findings were classified according to a Scale of Scientific Evidence by Type of Study "Oxford Center for Evidence-Based Medicine", pointing out a few number of meta-analysis articles and integrative reviews, thus prevailing study control and case series, demonstrating the need for further studies on this subject. Consequently, the lack of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the BD diagnosis protocol involving the EEG is clear.