impairment or loss of motor or sensory function in areas of the body served by the thoracic, lumbar, or sacral neurological segments owing to damage of neural elements in those parts of the spinal column. It spares the upper limbs but, depending on the level, may involve the trunk, pelvic organs, or lower limbs.
One to Two Days Prior to Death. 1  Difficulty or inability to swallow. 2  Decrease in blood pressure. 3  Changes in breathing.  Congestion or respiratory 1  secretions. Restlessness.  Sleeping most of the 1  time. Mottlingâblotchiness to 2  skin. Surge of energy or alertness.  Fluctuating body 1  temperature. May or may not have  pain.
Signs of brain death. 1  The pupils donât respond to light. 2  The person shows no reaction to pain. 3  The eyes donât blink when the eye surface is touched (corneal reflex). 4  The eyes donât move when the head is moved (oculocephalic reflex). 5  The eyes donât move when ice water is poured into the ear (oculo-vestibular reflex).