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Can A Stroke Patient Moving His Arms And Head Be Declared Brain Dead?
My friend had a stroke last week, 53 yrs old. They say a clot from his heart hit bullseye left side of his brain , they say he won t survive a trec operation , He was turning his head last night looking at me and reaching his arm toward me how can they say he is brain dead
Wed, 24 Dec 2014
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if the CT BRAIN OR MRI has confirmed the report , with diffuse axonal injury with cerebral edema & with no response from the patient, then he can be brain dead.
but on the contrary brain dead cannot be declared until it is not confirmed by clinical tests like apnoea test, or investigated with an MRI brain.
these are in-operable cases,with massive parenchymal bleed.
there are some spinal reflexes which sometimes mimic the normal reflexes,which might have confused you.
if you are confident he had an eye contact & turned towards you , please inform the treating doctor regarding this.
as neurological problems have gradual prognosis, he can also have a slow recovery.
all the best for his recovery
take care
if the CT BRAIN OR MRI has confirmed the report , with diffuse axonal injury with cerebral edema & with no response from the patient, then he can be brain dead.
but on the contrary brain dead cannot be declared until it is not confirmed by clinical tests like apnoea test, or investigated with an MRI brain.
these are in-operable cases,with massive parenchymal bleed.
there are some spinal reflexes which sometimes mimic the normal reflexes,which might have confused you.
if you are confident he had an eye contact & turned towards you , please inform the treating doctor regarding this.
as neurological problems have gradual prognosis, he can also have a slow recovery.
all the best for his recovery
take care
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