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What Are The Symptoms Of A Brain Damage?

yes doctor my sister underwent open heart surgery last friday but saturday her heart stop twice and i dont know what happened but drs saying that she might have brain damaged they did a ecg yesterday but still dont have the results i went by her bed side and i star t taking to her she has a tube in her mouth but i said if you hear me please move your hand and she open her eyes for a little bit and she did it again and again in between 15 or 20 minutes in between person with brain damaged can do that?
Wed, 18 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

The term brain damage is a very general term it doesn't say much about the severity of the damage and the involved areas. If the damage is not severe and doesn't affect areas involved with consciousness or language comprehension then there is no reason why she shouldn't react to your voice. Naturally without being able to examine her or to view brain imaging it is hard to judge by that description alone. You should discuss with the doctors whether she's had imaging, how severe the damage is, what areas are involved and what functions are performed by those areas.

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What Are The Symptoms Of A Brain Damage?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. The term brain damage is a very general term it doesn t say much about the severity of the damage and the involved areas. If the damage is not severe and doesn t affect areas involved with consciousness or language comprehension then there is no reason why she shouldn t react to your voice. Naturally without being able to examine her or to view brain imaging it is hard to judge by that description alone. You should discuss with the doctors whether she s had imaging, how severe the damage is, what areas are involved and what functions are performed by those areas. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.