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What Are The Chances Of Survival If You Were To Have Dead Brain Cells?

Hello sir , What are the recovery chance for the electrolude brain hypoxic ( brain cells dead ) but still he is chewing food , no tycosmy , no food pipe but his bosy is stiffed he is nt able to sit , standup , own eating food , urine : please give me a best way to save his life ( 20 yrs old )
posted on Tue, 19 Aug 2014
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As per your description, the patient seem to be in vegetative state. He might be doing some reflex activities but not doing any purposeful or cognitive action.
If hypoxic injury happened recently, there are chances of some recovery. Available options of management are:
1. oxygen supplementation
2. maintaining hypothermia in body
3. Tab Piracetam has some controversial beneficial role in hypoxic brain injury.
The prognosis is depend on duration of hypoxia and extent of brain tissue damage.
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What Are The Chances Of Survival If You Were To Have Dead Brain Cells?

As per your description, the patient seem to be in vegetative state. He might be doing some reflex activities but not doing any purposeful or cognitive action. If hypoxic injury happened recently, there are chances of some recovery. Available options of management are: 1. oxygen supplementation 2. maintaining hypothermia in body 3. Tab Piracetam has some controversial beneficial role in hypoxic brain injury. The prognosis is depend on duration of hypoxia and extent of brain tissue damage.