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No recovery from brain death, doctors warn

Diverse team of doctors consult  on a TV screen showing MRI scan with brain images. [iStock Photos]

A person declared brain-dead does not recover or wake up—they eventually die, according to medical experts.

Dr George Biketi, a general practitioner, explained that brain death is the complete and irreversible cessation of all brain activity.

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