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To: MtnClimber

Since he’s in ICU they can’t do a brain scan in a MRI..............


6 posted on 01/04/2023 10:41:50 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

They can do an EEG. I think the MRI with dye (fMRI) is most common, but uses blood flow as a proxy for brain activity. The EEG makes a direct measurement of neural activity. I am just not sure how much the artificial coma condition affects the ability to detect normal function.


19 posted on 01/04/2023 10:50:26 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Red Badger

“Since he’s in ICU they can’t do a brain scan in a MRI..............”

Why not? That’s absolutely false by the way


33 posted on 01/04/2023 10:59:34 AM PST by surroundedbyblue (Proud to be an Infidel & a deplorable. )
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To: Red Badger
Since he’s in ICU they can’t do a brain scan in a MRI..............

Is there a reason they cannot do an EEG in intensive care? They're commonly used to determine brain death.

Once Damar Hamlin's off oxygen, they can also check the gag reflex to determine brain health/death.

43 posted on 01/04/2023 11:12:11 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Red Badger
Say what?

I've taken maybe hundreds of people to get CT's and MRI's while they are intubated/or trached.

54 posted on 01/04/2023 11:24:51 AM PST by Osage Orange
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To: Red Badger

“Since he’s in ICU they can’t do a brain scan in a MRI”

well, they CAN do an EEG to see if brain wave activity ...


91 posted on 01/04/2023 3:33:06 PM PST by catnipman (In a post-covid world, ALL "science" is now political science: stolen elections have consequences)
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To: Red Badger

Yes they can


101 posted on 01/05/2023 5:43:59 AM PST by Mom MD ( )
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