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My cousin has anoxic brain injury during mri now he is on ventilator what is the prognosis of getting well?
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Anoxic brain: Wow - this is bad - how did this happen during an mri. Was he put to sleep? Prognosis really depends on how much injury and how long he was anoxic.
Answered 9/12/2013
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Dismal: Anoxic brain injury involves diffuse severe and irreversible injury. This carries a dismal prognosis.
Answered 9/30/2013
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