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Brain death is the irreversible end of all brain activity. The term brain death should not be confused with a persistent vegetative state like many people tend to do.
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What is a medicalised death?
A medical death is usually called when a person is 'brain dead', meaning that when doctors and coroners are needed to give the time of death, they give the time when electrical activity in the brain has ceased.
What is the answer for the hidden meaning brain teaser with the word death life?
Life of ease or life made of ease
Can heartbeat restart spontaneously after death?
Death occurs when the person is without the functions of their brain (Some brain cells live on,meaning the brain didnt "die"). Prior to that, the person is not dead, regardless of what the heart is doing. If they are not dead, the heart is not restarting after death, but may continue to beat if the nerves send their last messages after death to the heart. It can happen. But its extremely unlikely.
What is the medical term meaning death of brain tissue from loss of blood supply?
The medical term for death of brain tissue from loss of blood supply is cerebral infarction or ischemic stroke.
What does the medical term flat line mean?
It means complete lack of cerebral activity in the brain, meaning "brain death". And it is a Neurology term, by the way. Hope I Helped!! -Izzie. <3
When was Brain Death - EP - created?
Brain Death - EP - was created in 1986-08.
Condition in which the brain no longer functions?
brain death.
What is the medical term meaning without a brain?
Anencephalic is the medical term meaning without a brain.
Do Animals Understand The Meaning Of Death?
Lets just say that we can't tell how the Cats or Dolphins or Tigers brain works but if they do understand about things like death, people don't consider animals opinions.
Meaning on chronic microangiopathy on brain MRI report?
Meaning of chronic microangiopathy on brain MRI report
In a brain teaser what is deathlife?
Life after death
How are brain death and cardiac death different?
When some one is brain-dead, their circulatory and resiratory functions are still active, but the brain is inactive. Cardiac Death- the heart is stopped- no blood circulates, youu get buried.
