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I wanted to clarify, dr. forman. you say you didn't find any evidence of botulism at all? >> that's correct. yes. >> okay. >> linzie janis, abc news. you said something about -- about a respiratory arrest. what would trigger that? >> there are many causes of respiratory arrest. they can extend from intoxication to trauma. there can be other causes in a young person, but in general, respiratory assist in young, otherwise healthy people, it's a rare event generally caused by something caused by intoxication or traumatic injury. >> for any three of you, what otto as suffered, is this reversible d...

Housekeeping mechanisms. but the damage occurs within minutes of inadequate blood f w flow. >> [ inaudible ]. >> we do see respiratory arrest from medication overdose, intentional and otherwise. it would be inappropriate for me to speculate about the intent or whether this was a misadministration of a medication. again, we have very limited information about what happened to otto prior to his departure from north korea. >> two quick questions here. one, mr. warmbier in his press conference today criticized the north korean regime about withholding top-notch medical

These scans were present on a disk. just the material, and they came with them, with the air transport service. there are two scans on the disk. they are dated april and july, 2016. that's the notation. of course, we can't verify that. his current scan is consistent with evolution of changes that were visible on those scans. the word extensive in his case refers to severe loss of tissue. [ inaudible question ] >> sure. so -- so the final common pathway is the lack of blood flow to the brain for long enough to destroy brain cells. this can occur from a cardiac arrest alone, where the heart stop...

What kind of things might cause that? i mean, cause it sounds to me like, you know, physical abuse might be something that could bring that on. could you talk a little more about that? >> we have no certain or verifiable information about what happened to otto prior to his departure from north korea, but one of the more likely causes in a young person would have been a respiratory arrest. >> hi. miguel marquez from cnn. on your mri scans that you did of mr. warmbier, was there any indication of a trauma to any part -- were there any fractures, anything in the head or other parts of the body? a...

Cardio pulmonary arrest occurs within minutes of inadequate blood flow. >> [question inaudible] >> we do see respiratory arrest from medication overdose. it would be inappropriate for me to speculate about the intent-a misadministration of the medication. we have very limited information about what happened to otto prior to his departure from north korea. >> two quick questions here. one, mr. warmbier in his press conference today criticized the north korean regime about withholding top notch medical care from their son. i just wanted to get your opinions about whether in this