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Suggest Treatment For Brain Dead Patient
my friend had fainted jsut after waking up, one morning. on taking him to a hospital, we discovered 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 single hope of recovery?
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Hello,
Very sorry for this dramatic news you are writing to your friend. Unfortunately, if the diagnosis of BRAIN DEATH has been verified by both clinical criteria of the neurologist as well as any of several diagnostic tests used to support the clinician's diagnosis then, the chance of recovery is infinitesimal.
Once again, I wish the news were better to report but the term "brain death" is considered a terminal and irrecoverable state.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
Very sorry for this dramatic news you are writing to your friend. Unfortunately, if the diagnosis of BRAIN DEATH has been verified by both clinical criteria of the neurologist as well as any of several diagnostic tests used to support the clinician's diagnosis then, the chance of recovery is infinitesimal.
Once again, I wish the news were better to report but the term "brain death" is considered a terminal and irrecoverable state.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Dariush Saghafi, Neurologist
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