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Hi i would like to know how long does the brain live for once a person is dead.
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Death: Death in medicine is when the brain is not alive any more. So this answer is never or not.
Answered 11/19/2013
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Minutes: This is a tricky question, as per how one defines death, in fact, in some cases the body might be alive ( heart, lungs ) but the person is pronounced dead due to brain death criteria. In general, once the heart has stopped, circulation stops and the brain is not getting oxygen. Approximately 4 minutes remains until brain death, after 10 minutes is considered incompatable with life as we know it.
Answered 5/14/2015
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