Cause of death was dehydration.
Could being severly dehydrated cause the brain to shrink due to the fact that the brain contains water as one of the components?
I'd like to hear a MD weigh in on this question, I've seen it speculated about enough today to get my curiousity up...
That's what I think -- all your tissues lose water and there is no replenishment. I can't believe the brain would be immune to that.
But I hope some medical professionals will read the key parts of the autopsy report and post their opinion.
No, you'd die long before your brain began to desicate. There was no substantial weight loss (in the brain) due to dehydration. Even high school biology should have given everyone the tools to understand that at least.