American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Guideline 6: Minimum Technical Standards for EEG Recording in Suspected Cerebral Death // Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2016, no. 4, pp. 324-327.

This guideline emphasizes the basic principles and other important aspects of recording the EEG for the purposes of determining brain death. It serves to update what has been learned since the first iteration of minimum technical standards for the determination of brain death. Clinical scenarios may vary by policies required by individual states or hospitals, so these guidelines for minimal standards must be taken in the context of individual resource availability. Consequently, this document should be considered as an expression of the optimal means of recording and not as an absolute requirement. In particular, because of the complexities involved in evaluating the preterm infant, these guidelines do not refer to those patients. Many hospitals have intensive care units and perform EEG studies in the setting of clinically suspected cerebral death to confirm irreversible loss of all brain function. For this reason, there is continued need for guidance in performing these important tests.