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Does The Brain Stay Alive After Death

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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. Ivan Romic MD

My two year old nephew drowned about two weeks ago. He has little to no brain activity. We had decided to take him off of life support today. He is breathing on his own, but won't wake up. What does ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Indranil Ghosh MD

How does the death process from a brain tumor proceed. All treatments and experimental drugs have been tried to no avail. How does this usually move forward from this point? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indranil Ghosh ( Oncologist)
Dr.  Sudhir Kumar MD

i have a blood clots in my brain. constant headache .few docters suggest chemotherapy ....do i have to go through chemotherapy? is there any death threat? will i survive? please answer me.thanx ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Muhammad Sareer Khalil MD

brain dead , but the damage was irreparable. Ritter was on a cooling pad to lower his body temperature to hopefully stop the swelling in his brain. The neurologist urged me to sign the withdrawal of life ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil ( General & Family Physician)

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null MD

Which is defined death, when the heart stops beating or is it inactivity in the brain? Which is defined death, when the heart stops beating or is it inactivity in the brain? ... View answer

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, but he was unconscious.he was admitted to ICU and latter they declared him as brain death? what is this brain death ? ... View answer

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Dr.  Pragnesh Vachharajani MD

MY NEURO DR TOLD ME THE SMELL AND H ACHES AFTER THAT MEANS THAT BEFORE MY BODY GETS THE SEIZERE THAT ALREADY THEIR WAS A FEW IN MY BRAIN AND CAN IT CAUSE DEATH IM 56JRS AND HAD A STROKE IN 2009 IS ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pragnesh Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)
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. Richard Jackson MD

Hi doc, I would like to know more about brain death and organ donation. How can the doctors tell when a person s brain has died? Who can be a Donor? Does organ donation leave the body disfigured? ... View answer

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