Had Brain Hemorrhage. Declared Brain Dead. On Ventilator. Other Vital Organs Working. Suggest?

Posted on Thu, 5 Sep 2013

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Question : 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 responding. He is in ventilator @ 40% post operation. His all other vital organs are working normally. BP is normal , Kidney/lungs r normal. His pulse rates varies from 65-80 . Request advice what are the chances of recovery here…

Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
A brain dead person can not recover

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

It is unfortunate that your friend has suffered brain hemorrhage and did not improve despite surgery.

A brain dead person can not recover, as it is irreversible. It is a matter of time, when all other organs including kidneys, liver and heart would fail.

Please get back if you require any additional information.

Best wishes,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sudhir Kumar (26 hours later)

Dear Doctor,

Thanks for the reply.. you are correct tdy after ventilator was set off he survived for XXXXXXX 5 min & collapsed. I am sorry o inform that he is not more with us & took his last breath around 12 noon..

Thanks
Ashok

Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Thanks for sharing

Detailed Answer:
May his soul rest in peace...

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar