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Irreversible loss of all brain function.

A specific type of brain death, signifying irreversible loss of brain stem function.

Part of the brain controlling automatic functions like breathing and heartbeat.

Brain stem functioning, but lack of consciousness or cognitive function.

Normal 24-hour pattern of sleeping and waking.

Confirmed by medical professionals after brain death or brain stem death.

A machine that helps maintain a person's vital functions during a medical crisis.

Awareness of self and the world.

Requires no language, no voluntary responses (sight, sound, smell, touch), and a functioning brain stem (verified by MRI).

No specific treatment, but supportive care is provided to allow the brain to possibly heal.

Blocked artery carrying blood and oxygen to the heart, usually due to plaque buildup (atherosclerosis).

Fatty deposits in the coronary arteries, leading to atherosclerosis.

Cardiac arrest is a sudden loss of all heart activity (irregular rhythm), while a heart attack is blocked blood flow to a part of the heart.

Several factors like heart attacks, cardiac arrest, strokes, infections and brain tumors.

The part of the brain controlling basic life functions (breathing, heartbeat, etc.)

Feeding tube, position changes to prevent sores, physical therapy and also skin and oral care.

A stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel in the brain, preventing oxygen and nutrients from reaching brain cells.

A stroke caused by bleeding in the brain, putting pressure on brain cells and damaging them.

An abnormal growth of tissues in or near the brain, where cells uncontrollably multiply.

Inflammation of the brain, usually caused by virus.

A state of unconsciousness, where a person is unresponsive and cannot be woken.

Irreversible loss of all brain functions, requiring 3 conditions.

Unresponsive state with no chance of recovery.

Lack of automatic reflexes triggered by stimuli in the brain stem.

A reflex movement in brain-dead patients where arms briefly raise and drop crossed on chest.

Checking for breathing without life support; supports brain death diagnosis.

Emergency procedure to preserve brain function during cardiac arrest, using chest compressions and possibly artificial ventilation.

Device that delivers electric shocks to restore normal heart function.

Irreversible loss of all brain function.

An involuntary response mediated by the brainstem, rather than the cerebrum.

Sudden stoppage of heart activity.

Providing air to the lungs mechanically.