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Ryan Archer

The Difference Between Brain Death and a Coma and How Annelise Camp's Case Separates the Two

The family of 2-year-old Annelise Ramona Camp is mourning her death after weeks of intensive medical treatment following a near-drowning in May. Annelise died August 3 after her family chose to remove her from life support, according to reports about the case.

Her final weeks became the subject of a highly publicized dispute involving her parents, doctors and the question of whether she should undergo testing for brain death. The family opposed the testing and pursued additional treatment, eventually obtaining a transfer from Texas Children's Hospital to Ochsner Children's Hospital in New Orleans.

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