Good story, but the patient was obviously mis-diagnosed. If he was really braindead, there would be no coming back. Patients are braindead when they have absolutely zero brainwave activity. This happens because of anoxia, or complete lack of oxygen to the brain. The human brain matter can only sustain for a matter of five minutes without oxygen, therefore the patient becomes "braindead". In the hospital, we use a test called Apnea test for brain death.
acevoncashMar 20, 2006
no.. he was brain dead after he woke from his coma.
knightwhosaysniMar 20, 2006
No digg for inaccurate title. Although, in the poster's defense, TFA's title is just as misleading.
gargMar 20, 2006
Unfortunately, soon afterwards the boy became violent and evil because videogames are the tool of satan.
lindsayMar 20, 2006
This seems counter-intuitive to me..
nomennescioMar 20, 2006
Heh... What would Jack Thompson think? xDMaybe he will say that the kid has been possesed by the devil! *yarr* lol.
aguitaMar 20, 2006
OMG! learn2Type U n00b!
the1caseyMar 20, 2006
Good story, but the patient was obviously mis-diagnosed. If he was really braindead, there would be no coming back. Patients are braindead when they have absolutely zero brainwave activity. This happens because of anoxia, or complete lack of oxygen to the brain. The human brain matter can only sustain for a matter of five minutes without oxygen, therefore the patient becomes "braindead". In the hospital, we use a test called Apnea test for brain death.
cerberus047Mar 21, 2006
Thats what ill tell people when i play video games.... yess yess im getting smarter.....
imhighMar 21, 2006
BULLs**t, once your braindead there is no coming back
cglassNov 8, 2006
that was a VirtualBoy joke ... ..
ummagummaJun 21, 2007
You won't see Jack Thompson touting this story. Mainly because he earns his living terrorizing parents about video games.
staff32003Nov 11, 2010
I agree with you!