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Anything. >> this is difficult to watch, but it does raise this important point. the traditional drugs used to treat epilepsy can be more dangerous than cannabis. vivians doctor, epilepsy expert warren davinski. >> i think one of the reasons marijuana is probably safe is its related to the cannabidiol receptors. if you have too much stimulation or inhibition of them, they dont shut off breathing or respiration. >> and thats key. the current potent epilepsy drugs impact many parts of the brain, i...

>> shes absolutely doped up right now. watch her trying to walk or do anything. >> this is difficult to watch, but it does raise this important point. the traditional drugs used to treat epilepsy can be more dangerous than cannabis. vivians doctor, epilepsy expert warren davinski. >> i think one of the reasons marijuana is probably safe is its related to the cannabidiol receptors. if you have too much stimulation or inhibition of them, they dont shut off breathing or respiration. >> and thats ke...

>> now with the epilepsy rescue drugs still in her system, you can see for yourself just how powerful they are. >> shes absolutely doped up right now. watch her trying to walk or do anything. >> this is difficult to watch, but it does raise this important point. the traditional drugs used to treat epilepsy can be more dangerous than cannabis. vivians doctor, epilepsy expert warren davinski. >> i think one of the reasons marijuana is probably safe is its related to the cannabidiol receptors. if y...

Anything. >> this is difficult to watch, but it does raise this important point. the traditional drugs used to treat epilepsy can be more dangerous than cannabis. vivians doctor, epilepsy expert warren davinski. >> i think one of the reasons marijuana is probably safe is its related to the cannabidiol receptors. if you have too much stimulation or inhibition of them, they dont shut off breathing or respiration. >> and thats key. the current potent epilepsy drugs impact many parts of the brain, i...

And the sample had both small granular cells and larger purkinje cells. this meant only one thing. this was muscle. but they wanted a second opinion. >> so they sent this tissue to a fellow named mike collin who is a neuropathologist in ohio. he looked at it and said, yeah, its mammal and its cerebellum. its the brain stem. >> the cerebellum sits at the base of the brain and is primarily responsible for memory and motor movement. since the cerebellum controls the heart muscle, no human can survi...

The brain and no electrical activity. perform tests such as shining a light in the eyes to see if the pupils remove and constrict or rub the eyeballs with cotton ball to test for reaction. sometimes ice water into the ears and see if the eyes move in a particular direction. all of that is to check for activity in the brain stem. doctors will also perform an apnea test. that means they turn the ventilator off and see if the patient is breathing at all on their own. marlises husband, erick, an emt...

Of respiratory or cardiac, second prong cessation of brain activity and the brain stem. thats where the controversy is, because the brain stem has to be getting some sort of oxygen, but limited. its not enough oxygen to have a functioning body to indicate that this girl will ever recover. the lack of oxygen to the brain, unlike other parts of the body, once your brain does not get enough oxygen, it cant regenerate itself. when the brain dies, it dies and thats the saddest issue of this case, bec...

Multiple doctors have deck claired her brain dead and classify whole brain death as irreversible cessation of functions in the brain, including the brain stem. the hospital is not giving details of how she will be transported and new beginnings not giving details out yet. time is the -- is of the essence, the bottom line is on tuesday at 5:00 p.m. >> and who has the right to decide? is it the hospital or the parents? thank you. bone-chilling game with a down to the wire finish in green bay. fr...

Healthy maybe unusually bright full of life child. >> he said she was getting ten different procedures. four root canals and was given four different drugs and wasnt monitored throughout the procedure. >> when we got the mri back. everything except the brain stem, which tells you to breathe. the only last bit which didnt get the oxygen. someone from the office had to run down the mall to get a pedestrian to revive her. by then it was too late. >> and that report came from affiliate kitv. >> turn...

With death, the same if your heart stops. brain death means a total loss of brain activity. now, to determine it, doctors will do several things. a physical exam, for example, shine light into the pupils and see, do they dilate, move, construct? gently rub the eyeball with cotton and see if the eye reacts that way. sometimes theyll put icewater into the ears and see if the eyes move in a particular fashion. these are all tests of the brain stem. theyll also do something known as an apnea test. t...