How long does it take for your brain to die after you do?

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How long does it take for your brain to die after you do?

Obviously, every cell in your body doesn't die simultaneously when the ability to have consciousness is lost. How long does it really take for all your cells--brain cells in particular--to die?

2007-02-02 05:23:16 · 2 answers · asked by Rachel 410 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Brain cells die between 3 and 7 minutes after blood flow stops.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/ask_the_doctor/decompostionafterdeath.shtml

2007-02-02 05:29:55 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Irreversable brain damamge starts in 3-4 minutes, after 10 minutes the damage is so serevre that you are clinically brain dead.

2007-02-02 13:45:54 · answer #2 · answered by Robert N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋