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by ransackdev 1031 days ago
> Brain death is defined as the irreversible loss of all functions of the brain, including the brainstem. The three essential findings in brain death are coma, absence of brainstem reflexes, and apnoea.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2772257

He couldn’t have been dead, not if he’s here talking about it.