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🧠 What Brain Death Is and How It's Declared
It's not the same as a coma — and the distinction is what makes donation possible.
The Meaning of Brain Death
- Brain death is the permanent and irreversible loss of all brain function, including the brainstem.
- Unlike a coma, where the brain is still active and potentially healing, a brain-dead patient has no electrical activity or consciousness.
- We determine this state only after rigorous testing confirms that the brain will never function again.
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