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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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Brain Dead But Still Breathing

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Dr. Gopi A MD

dead? ... the brain and to repair a valve. He is also diabetic. We have tried checking on his progress, but his ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gopi A ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

One of my friends is declared brain dead . He has a brain hammerage and blood seepage at four places for which he got operated. Today almost more than 60 hours has passed but his brain is not ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Hema Yadav MD

Say this person is decleared brain dead and he's only breathing through a machine. If an appointed medical proxy finally makes a decision to let this person go and takes him off the machine (or... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hema Yadav ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Sudhir Kumar MD

Hi, Need Urgent help. One of my relative had an accident last week, his brain has been damaged 90% and was in coma since last 1 week, yday he was declared Brain Dead .He is on Ventilator and is in ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Binu Parameswaran Pillai MD

sleepiness/drowziness is lasting longer into the evening. Feel like I was brain-dead. Like a zombie. This has ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Binu Parameswaran Pillai ( Endocrinologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Annapoorna Bhat MD

Hi, My 18 years old son is died.Because doctors caused brain dead during heart surgery .He had extra muscle in his heart.while removing that muscle doctors made brain dead to him. I just want to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Annapoorna Bhat ( Ayurveda Specialist)
Dr.    Dariush Saghafi MD

taht he had blood clots in his brain, due to very high blood pressure, he had had a surgery on 2nd january, and he hadnt been conscious since then. doctors say, that he is brain dead. is there any... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dariush Saghafi ( Neurologist)
Dr. Richard Jackson MD

has had to be resuscitated 15 times. The doctors are going to test him to see if he is brain dead, but he has had some jerking movements. Can you be brain dead and still have movement? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Richard Jackson ( Neurologist)
Dr.   Shafi Ullah Khan MD

my sister in law has been in a car accident and as result we have been told she is brain dead and ...? i thought brain dead meant she would die with out support? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kothamasu Sombabu MD

. He was brought back with a Defribulator at work. He is partially brain dead. Doc s say back of brain still working. He has been disconnected from ventilator and still holding on 1 week... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kothamasu Sombabu ( General & Family Physician)