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Can your brain still function after having cardiac arrest?
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Dr. Rada Ivanov answered
30 years experience in Pulmonary Critical Care
Yes: Depends how long the brain was without oxygen - if the patient was immediately resuscitated, many of them recover completely.
Answered on Aug 20, 2019
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