| This cerebral scan demonstrates no apparent perfusion to the cerebral hemispheres, indicative of brain death. The patient remains in a persistent vegetative state with no higher cerebral function. This can occur following many types of injuries -- traumatic, toxic, metabolic, ischemic. Though there may be some residual brain stem function, and the patient can be kept alive with mechanical ventilation and through tube feedings, there will be no recovery. |
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