Brain Dead

Brain death is the irreversible loss of brain function and is a medical condition in which a person cannot survive without advanced medical intervention. When a person is declared brain dead, all vital functions such as breathing, blood circulation, and brain activity have ceased and are not able to be restored. Brain death can occur from a variety of causes, including traumatic brain injury, stroke, aneurysm, drug overdose, and others. Brain death is significant as it is the clinical determination of death in many legal jurisdictions and it serves as an ethical boundary for medical interventions for terminally ill patients. Brain death also has the potential to be a source of organs for transplantation to those in need.