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Echo-planar whole-brain, multislice, diffusion-weighted MRI was performed in addition to conventional sequences and MR angiography sequences. In addition to the extensive bilateral hyperintensities observed on T2-weighted images, diffusion-weighted MRI showed diffuse hyperintensities involving both hemispheres as well as a severe drop in the apparent diffusion coefficient in both affected hemispheres. There was also transtentorial herniation with compression of the brain stem as well as absence of flow voids on the T2-weighted images and absence of intracranial vessels on MR angiography. On the basis of the clinical and imaging findings, it was concluded that the patient was in a state of brain death. 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