Not very good. The other organs could function indefinitely but if the brain is dead there is, to my knowledge, no chance of it coming back to life in any way. Sorry.
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if a person becomes Brain Dead, what are the chances of recovery?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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I don't think there is any chance of recovery. I'm really sorry for the reason why you had to ask the question.
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you are fucked in so many words
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Being officially diagnosed as Brain Dead is a complicated and very detailed process in a hospital. An EEG needs to be done twice and in some countries even preformed by two different neurologists. There are also many other tests (nothing harmful) that are done without the family being there because they are just a bit shocking to see. If someone has officially been diagnosed as brain dead there is basically no chance of recovery. People are miss lead by media stories of people coming out of comas, this very rarely happens and a coma is something completely different to being brain dead. I'm sorry to hear this is a real situation but you need to stay realistic and not develop false hope.
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The brain has an amazing ability to recover--however, it depends on what definition is used. There are people classified as brain dead who still have activity going in in the brain stem--those are the ones who could have a chance at recovery---and that also depends on the injury sustained to the brain. Those who show no activity in the brain stem are literally brain dead without any hope of recovery.
I met a young man 10 years ago--a former University of North Carolina student who got hit by a drunk driver and who sustained signifant brain injury because of that accident. His mother told me that at first the doctors told her that he would not recover and if he would, then he would be a vegetable. The young man recovered---he didn't recover fully, but he recovered to the point where he could finish his education and he actually holds a nice paying position with a computer company now. He has recovered nicely, so as long as there is activity in the brain stem is there the possibility--and the hope that the injured person can recover....Posted 1 year ago # -
Alejandro,
Brain death is defined as "irreversible unconsciousness with complete loss of brain function," including the brain stem, although the heartbeat may continue. Demonstration of brain death is the accepted criterion for establishing the fact and time of death. So, in brief answer to your question, recovery will not occur. Difficulties with ethics and decision making may arise if it is not made clear to the family that brain stem death is equivalent to death. According to research conducted by Jacqueline Sullivan and colleagues in 1999 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, roughly one-third to one-half of physicians and nurses surveyed do not adequately explain to relatives that brain dead patients are, in fact, dead. Unless medical personnel provide family members with information that all cognitive and life support functions have irreversibly stopped, the family may harbour false hopes for the loved one's recovery. The heartbeat may continue or the patient may be on a respirator (often inaccurately called "life support") to maintain vital organs because brain dead individuals who were otherwise healthy are good candidates for organ donation. In these cases, it may be difficult to convince improperly informed family members to agree to organ donation.ALL ANSWERS SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED, IN ANY FORUM AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS ONE. - MANY ANSWERS ARE FLAWED.
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matador 89Posted 1 year ago # -
The definition of "brain dead" is used in different contexts, but generally means that the part of the brain that controls essential brain functions such as breathing and circulation is literally dead. Dead brain cells cannot be replaced, so it is irreversible. The chances of recovery from a "brain dead" state are virtually zero unless a person is misdiagnosed in the first place and is not actually brain dead. The only good thing about brain death is that people who are brain dead are feeling no pain or sadness.
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