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Can you tell me if a brain dead person's body was kept alive on a ventilator can they still think?

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No: If the patient is brain dead, there's no brain function.

Answered 5/9/2014

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A member asked:

Can you tell me if a brain dead person's body was kept alive on a ventilator can they still think?

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Dr. Abraham Houng answered

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Ammonia 107 on a Ventilator 65 % cirrhosis day 14 in hospital 7 - ICU now is had her 2nd Paracentesis , unresponsive ammonia level is high- will not come how long before this makes it way to her brain. Is this toxic to the bodyAmmonia?