I Have A Patient Who Is Clinically Declared As Brain

Posted on Thu, 16 May 2019

Question: i have a patient who is clinically declared as brain dead. is there any way that the brain can be activated??

Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Implications of Brain death is detailed below

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Thank you for trusting 'Ask A Doctor' service for your health query.
I have gone through your question in details.

Brain death means that there is irreversible catastrophic damage that has occurred to the brain including the function of the brain stem.

Unfortunately, brain function cannot be revived in such cases. Eventually, the other organ functions including heart function will cease.
There is no possible way brain function can be restored after certified brain death.

Hope this answers your question
Please let me know if you have any other additional questions or concerns.

Regards
Dr.Lekshmi Rita Venugopal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (2 hours later)

can the stem cell therapy help to revive the brain and we have heard of prople who have had brain death and after a while the manage to come back. so i beleive brain death is not really death. what is your personal opinion??

Answered by Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Brain death cannot be reversed

Detailed Answer:
Hi again,

Currently, no therapy including stem cell therapy is available for reversing brain death.

Brain death is different from the coma/vegetative state where the brain stem functions are preserved and keeping the patient on life support provides a chance for preserving life and recovery in the future.

Kind Regards
Dr.Lekshmi Rita Venugopal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee