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(And ask questions? - sorry, I couldn't resist.) Seriously: brain death (originally a legal term) by definition means, an irreversible, final (and terminal) cessation of all brain activity. Including not only the neocortex, but the lower regions as well. It is, however, easily confused with various stages of coma.
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What is the most rapid mechanism of death?
There is some legal dispute as to the definition of "death." This answer focuses on the anatomical definition of brain death: Death has occurred once the brain ceases to generate any neuronal activity. The fastest mechanism of death, then, would be any injury that destroys the critical centers of the brain. The brainstem plays a significant role in maintaining consciousness and controlling cardiac and respiratory functions, so devastating injury to the brain stem could cause immediate death. Any global injury to the brain, such as diffuse axonal injury, can cause a coma or death; the most severe of these injuries can cause immediate death. Of course, the most rapid mechanism of death would be the immediate and total destruction of the critical life tissues. For example, a large proximal explosion could immediately destroy the entire brain, thus causing instantaneous death.
What is the consequence of decreased blood flow to the brain?
death
What are the methods of studying a cell?
cell is a booger in brain and brain cell with life and death with outer space
Does brain trauma injury produce necrosis or apoptosis brain cell damage?
Brain trauma can lead to cell death, necrosis. Apoptosis is planned cell death, like under fetal development, so never leads to this option.
What is brain congestion?
This is when something gets stuck in the brain. If it gets severe enough, it might be able to cause death in the person.
When are you truly dead?
When all brain activity stops.
What is the meaning of brain death?
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.
When was Brain Death - EP - created?
Brain Death - EP - was created in 1986-08.
Condition in which the brain no longer functions?
brain death.
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.
What are the symptoms of brain damage to due lack of oxygen to the brain?
Death.
What brain damage will you have drowing for 1 hour?
You will have complete brain death.
What was johnnie cochran's cause of death?
A brain tumour.
Which medical school wrote the standard definition of death in 1968?
In 1968, Harvard Medical School defined death as irreversible damage to the brain, or brain death.
What can brain cancer cause?
DEATH.
What happens when a child's brain is starved of oxygen?
Brain tissue damage, and death!
