Brain Dead: Why does brain death happen, know its symptoms and causes, can a person recover after brain death?

In the last few weeks, we all must have heard about some medical terms through the news. Nishant, who became the youngest organ donor (16 months) of the capital Delhi, was declared brain dead by the doctors. There were also reports of famous comedian Raju Srivastava admitted to AIIMS Delhi being declared brain dead, although this is not officially confirmed. What is the status of brain dead, is it an indicator of death? There must be many such questions in the mind of all of us. In this article we will try to understand in detail about brain death.

Doctors say, brain death is known as the legal definition of death in medical language. Declaring someone brain dead means that their brain has stopped functioning in all respects, that is, every physical and mental activity has been stopped by the brain from sending signals to the body to the ability to understand or speak . Brain death cannot be cured, it is a permanent condition. After all, why and how does the condition of brain death happen? Let us understand about this. Know about the condition of brain death Severe brain injury, severe stroke or certain physical conditions in which the brain is severely affected can cause brain death. When doctors declare someone brain dead, it means that the brain is no longer functioning in any way. If that person is on ventilator, then organs like heart, kidney, liver etc. can be kept alive by artificially breathing. However, these organs can also survive as long as the person is on ventilator and oxygen is being artificially supplied to his body. It can also be understood that brain death means that the brain has died but some parts of the body are working through oxygen artificially. Why does brain death happen? There are many conditions due to which a person can have brain death. Serious injury to the brain (severe head injury due to a vehicle accident, gunshot wound, injury caused by a rapid fall on the head) Cerebrovascular injury (stroke or aneurysm) Anoxia (heart attack due to lack of blood flow/oxygen to the brain.) brain tumor. Doctors say, brain death can be due to accidental injury or serious illness. The condition of bleeding in the brain due to high blood pressure can also be the cause. What are the symptoms of brain death condition? Doctors tell that although a person is confirmed on the basis of many types of tests before declaring brain death, but there are some conditions and symptoms such that it can be inferred that the person is brain dead. . The pulleys do not respond to light. No reaction to pain. Eye blinking when touching the surface of the eye (corneal reflex). Do not move the eyes even after pouring ice water in the ear. Electroencephalogram test showing no brain activity. Can brain death be cured? Doctors say, the condition of brain death is permanent, it cannot be cured. After a patient is declared brain dead, the decision of organ donation is made after talking to the family, so that the living organs of the person can be used for someone else. As soon as the body stops getting oxygen after being removed from the ventilator, other parts of the body also become inactive and it is considered dead.