> Brain death is defined as the irreversible loss of all functions of the brain, including the brainstem. The three essential findings in brain death are coma,

> Brain death is defined as the irreversible loss of all functions of the brain, including the brainstem. The three essential findings in brain death are coma, absence of brainstem reflexes, and apnoea. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2772257 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2772257 He couldn’t have been dead, not if he’s here talking about it.