tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post6681948977290946528..comments2024-03-28T02:08:17.990+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Mistakenly diagnosed as brain dead for 23 yearsDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-4601243997499611932009-11-23T21:15:35.082+02:002009-11-23T21:15:35.082+02:00Your headline is incorrect. He was thought to have...Your headline is incorrect. He was thought to have been in a coma, not brain dead. These are two very different conditions.Medical Studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-42147297847651121122009-11-23T21:15:35.081+02:002009-11-23T21:15:35.081+02:00Your headline is incorrect. He was thought to have...Your headline is incorrect. He was thought to have been in a coma, not brain dead. These are two very different conditions.Medical Studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-26870615441472613992009-11-23T18:55:21.430+02:002009-11-23T18:55:21.430+02:00There is no implication to the halachic discussion...There is no implication to the halachic discussion, since this man had reflexes. It wasn't the Brain Stem Death standard already used in the UK, which is the criterion being debated lehalakhah.<br /><br />The error was thus in knowing how much brain activity was occurring, something much harder to determine than a pure "none".<br /><br />-michamicha bergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612144735431285113noreply@blogger.com