To: NautiNurse
Okay. "Brain dead" is sloppy terminology.
Her cerebral cortex is virtually dead, is it not? It's liquified, is it not?
The functional part of her brain is the brain stem, correct?
Am I right on this part?
936 posted on
03/30/2005 3:29:34 AM PST by
jude24
(The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then gets elected and proves it.)
To: jude24
"Brain dead" is sloppy terminology.You got that right. Now, let's work on the disability definition.
940 posted on
03/30/2005 3:32:00 AM PST by
NautiNurse
("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
To: jude24
NO, the accepted standard medical tests for diagnosis of PVS are MRI and PET scans which have been continuously denied. A CAT scan is not conclusive of brain function.
There is not a conclusive diagnosis of PVS in this case.
To: jude24
You could have made that statement with some degree of certainty 15 years ago but it would not meet minimal standards in 2005. That's why we have functional MRIs and PET scans. We can get an idea of not just brain mass but also function. These kinds of studies are extremely relevant when making a decision about harvesting organs for donors if brain death is suspected. Why kill someone based on 15 year old technology?
968 posted on
03/30/2005 3:55:59 AM PST by
lainde
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