31.   But serious ethical questions were raised about that transplant, including whether the donor was really brain dead and whether the doctor had been merely seeking quick fame.

32.   Critics have alleged that the donor was not brain dead and that the recipient did not need a transplant.

33.   Doctors told police he is brain dead.

34.   Doctors told police he was brain dead.

35.   He denied reports that Obuchi was brain dead.

36.   Hospital officials said an American student wounded in the attack was brain dead.

37.   However, Shoval denied reports that the boy had been declared brain dead.

38.   Medical examiners said Liliana was hit three to five times on the head with the first leaving her unconscious and probably brain dead.

39.   The life-support systems were shut off after doctors determined late Thursday that Garcia was brain dead.

40.   The surgeon was accused of taking the heart from a person who was not brain dead and carrying out a transplant on a patient who did not require one.