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If my brain stem was severed from my brain. i am breathing on my own but i will not wake up is there a treatment to help my stem reconnect to brain?

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Dr. Mark Fisher answered

Specializes in Neurology

Not happening, Jack: If your brainstem were severed, you'd be extremely dead. You need to look at some anatomy pictures to see why. Whatever you imagine has happened to your brainstem, hasn't.

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/21/2016

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