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If part of brain cell is dead. does this mean the patient is dead?

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How mujch damage: It depends on what part of the brain is 'dead' and how much of the brain is involved. For instance stroke will damage and kill brain cells in a particular region of the brain but the rest of the brain is undamaged and thus the brain survives.

Answered 8/12/2013

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