Brain Dead | House M.D..

[@nicetomeetmew]

This episode was so well done, at least in my opinion. It was mad cool being inside the patient's head, and he was so quippy despite everything going. What a legend.

[@shauny2285]

Didn't one of the cop shows do the same with a shot cop?

[@rikhmjustsomeguywithmousta4971]

Agree

[@nicholasmaude6906]

This kind reminds of an episode of MASH I watched in the 1980s where an episode was done completely from the point of view of a patient.

[@ianbrewer4843]

Agree

[@ajgonzalez5109]

MosDefinitely

[@augustoemanuel1092]

Putting you inside the pacient's head while he was trapped was such an amazing decision because makes you feel the nightmare he is living. When he saw his finger moving and thought "I did it" I almost cried.

[@marinam.2293]

I just watched it again. Crying again, too.

[@yourmeister]

Good to hear i wasn't the only one crying

[@wakcedout]

its beginning was the best. if house hadn't crashed his motorcycle, the oyher doctor woulda cut him up amd called him dead. houses quest for a puzzle saved this mans life.

[@spritemon98]

Its freaky but I love it

[@UseTheScience]

darkness imprisoning me

[@jakeking974]

Oh, the joys of the nervous system. The man is completely disabled aside from eye motion and blinking, and yet his pain receptors work perfectly fine and he can feel every millimeter of that catheter. Because anatomy.

[@nicholashernandez4611]

One of the worst parts of the nervous system, that locomotion and pain receptors are practically on separate but parallel paths throughout the body. If one is turned off for whatever reason, the other can still work exactly as expected.

[@jakeking974]

@@nicholashernandez4611 Isn't the human body just wonderful? I myself have a stupid defective immune system that makes my digestive system bleed (Crohn's).

[@nicholashernandez4611]

@@jakeking974 Yeah, the ways the human body can fail or be dysfunctional are alarming to the point I immediately question the intelligence or integrity of those who claim ‘perfection of the human form’ as proof of a higher power. Between all the issues a body can suffer from birth to the myriad issues that plague even ‘healthy’ people…the human form is far from perfect…for most of us.

[@wittyreviewer]

Which is odd, because I was under the impression even coma patients recieve pain killers before an invasive procedure like that.

[@jakeking974]

@@wittyreviewer y'know, since I'm not a medical professional, I don't know if they do or not. Although, I'm not a medical professional, so can't answer for whether the pain-center of the brain is awake during a comatose state. I'm pretty sure it's like being unconscious, which mostly hampers the pain sense, especially if medically induced because it would most likely involve a cocktail of drugs that suppresses everything but the automatic function of the brain like breathing or swallowing.

[@rosiev20]

The guy saying “please shut up” was just too good. 😂😂😂

[@jocelynuy2922]

I mean if you had some guy trying to get your heart donated you would tell them to shut the hell up too

[@bwsrascals]

@@jocelynuy2922ikr

[@kiara198923]

I was looking for this comment!

[@radgamez738]

the guys is mos def lol he done some pretty good movies

[@SilverHyozanryu]

This episode spiked my anxiety something fierce. This is such a nightmare scenario, being alive, unable to control your body and everyone around you thinking you're dead.

[@emilyj3444]

I know that would be so scary!!

[@Zethor92]

People have been buried alive because of this syndrome. Too bad...

[@DisKorruptd]

yeah, entrapment is my biggest fear, and nothing is more terrifying to me than sleep paralysis, and so the idea of being confined to that than longer than a minute is just something that would induce trauma responses....

[@emilyj3444]

@@DisKorruptd yes I totally agree with you

[@h3alixl433]

Yeah there was one dude who heard his mom wish he was dead, then later on he woke up

[@kruppinsfm]

Locked-In syndrome looks like a nightmare, but through-out this clip, the hope build up is pretty cool, also seeing that technology so he could communicate was neat.

[@taluca8474]

what's even more a nightmare is that you can get such a thing or worse because of a paper cut

[@pilsplease7561]

@@taluca8474 its super rare and almost impossible to get.

[@fuandyourmom]

@@pilsplease7561 and seems everyone in the comments got it🤣

[@stafonvoncamron]

@@pilsplease7561 he got it from rats.

[@joeleonard9965]

@@taluca8474 I mean we are talking about the same exact source that unleashed the bubonic plague. The lesson is to not live among rats.

[@walkwithmeASMR]

This is why you ALWAYS talk to the patient, before, during and after any procedure. ALWAYS presume they can hear and understand everything. I knew a girl who was in a coma for 10 years. Her nurses never talked to her. They would just suddenly grab her tracheostomy (tube in a hole in the neck) and start moving it without talking to her first. She remembered all of this. When she finally "woke up" she was able to react when the nurses did this, although she couldn't talk so she BIT THE NURSES NOSE. I am a student nurse now but have been a carer for years. ALWAYS TALK THROUGH EVERYTHING WITH THE PATIENT NO MATTER WHAT STATE THEY ARE IN.

[@starshine7045]

Yikes...tho if i were her...i would murder those nurses...

[@luisgutierrez8047]

I always wondered, since there's so many cases like this, why don't they put a radio or tv on just In case?

[@InsanityVirus]

@@luisgutierrez8047 Some places do, whether it's standard practice or just a particularly kind nurse or doctor, but most people don't even think about it, even if they know about Locked In Syndrome. Unless it's confirmed to them, not everyone is particularly optimistic or hopeful (or caring)

[@Some_Idiot_on_the_Internet]

I would do this every time as well. So many others didn't and surprise surprise the residents didn't like them very much. I would even talk to them if they were literally dead and we were doing their final cares before the morticians showed up to remove them. It's simple good manners, you practice them every single time and they become second nature and your life becomes a smoother experience for it. Manners can make your life and the lives of others so much more comfortable.

[@rinoz47]

There was this guy who had locked in syndrome and his tv played kids stuff. In his autobiography (that he wrote one letter at a time with a similar machine) he said that watching Barney over and over almost drove him insane.

[@TheAstip]

I love how they changed from the patients POV to the regular episode format so as the audience we don't know if hes still alive or not after the brain surgery

[@easyenetwork2023]

He was never dead.

[@mattkennedy5902]

@@easyenetwork2023 Astip never said he was dead

[@Socks941]

@@easyenetwork2023 read the comment man

[@wendigogo9016]

God I remember after my stroke waking up and being unable to talk. I thought I was, I was trying to, but the nurses tucking me in and starting to do my vitals didn't hear me. I was petrified the entire time that this episode is what was gonna happen to me. Thankfully, I just needed a few days to speak again

[@dr.100purrscent5]

Glad you made it through, that had to be terrifying.

[@wendigogo9016]

@@dr.100purrscent5 oh it absolutely was. They apparently had been mere minutes away from crossing the deadline to give me the drug that breaks up the clot and makes it so a bruise can make you bleed out. They made me sedated so I didn't move and hit myself from confusion, which is why it took forever to even move. Thankfully someone eventually came to me and explained.

[@mohamedd2766]

Thank "God" you're back bro/sis . As Muslim we believe God tests all with different test to see how you will react. Will you be grateful or arrogant towards your creator. God tests us with health,wealth,kids,work,etc. In the "quran" God's Words he says a verse in there "And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,"

[@wendigogo9016]

@@mohamedd2766 I've read! Very compelling. I myself am a brother of the Jewish variety. May God be with you as well!

[@dr.100purrscent5]

@@wendigogo9016 Wow! Bless your Soul, that is Amazing and Mind blowing. Really glad you made it through. We rarely realize how fragile we are until something life changing impacts us. Not that we should live in fear or paranoia, but stories such as yours emphasizes the meaning of Gratitude & Miracles. May you continue to live Happily in your Blessed Life 🙏🏾💗

[@carla.n.5078]

I grade locked in syndrome as one of THE worst things to experience. I've never experienced it my self, but I've read the stories, seen videos of people who recovered and those who didn't. It's must be absolutely terrifying being locked in your own body like that, fully aware, but can't do nothing.

[@Jon-jt9fy]

not the same but i've experience sleep paralysis. No hallucinations or anything but I have felt being conscious in your own body when you can't move. I imagine the anxiety level would be different if it was caused by a medical issue like in this episode, instead of being something I knew would end soon.

[@LyokoisGreat2]

@@Jon-jt9fy I have experienced sleep paralysis before and it freaks me out every time

[@Jon-jt9fy]

@@LyokoisGreat2 Don't be freaked out. You're given a window to see how the brain operates when we cant observe the effects, usually because we're unconscious. Stay curious

[@richardhobbs7360]

@@Jon-jt9fy Same thing here, new I was dreaming so I forced myself out the dream about 3 separate times in 5 minutes, then for a few minutes I couldn't do anything, totally horrifying

[@geniamarvelian5845]

@@CalmoOmlac maybe it's because of your biological clocks and stress, or you have many phobia and obsession... I have a friend, he has sleep paralysis very usual. And he has some of those cause, especially broken biological clocks, stress from work and you know... "ghost phobia"

[@kianaone2610]

And that doctor who wanted to rip his heart out without testing for lock in syndrome should lose his license. As a doctor your suppose to test for EVERYTHING before saying "he is brain dead and he has a good heart for donation." That doctor had his priorities all mixed up.

[@blakefearson3178]

It's a show... Called house m.d.... and any reasonable person would see that

[@jameswashere187]

@@blakefearson3178 the conversation is obviously in the context of the real world inside the show. We all know it's a show, Santas not real either

[@blakefearson3178]

@@jameswashere187 and I learn my whole life Is a lie... On a Monday.😭

[@ImHeadshotSniper]

@@blakefearson3178 i don't get what you're trying to prove, but there are plenty of television shows that give logical insight to similar events which frequently happen in real life. in a sense, there's something we can "learn" from shows like this even if it's a very vague idea, like for example to simply be more careful and sure of yourself before you quickly jump to a conclusion and act based on that conclusion.

[@audreychayenne4780]

Well if there arena brainwaves its allright, but there where brainwaves.

[@gingertea3778]

Love how my guy is kinda chill throughout this living nightmare of a situation 2:25 “oh that’s very thoughtful of you” lmaaooo

[@hisanuswat4359]

I mean, he was pretty anxious in the beginning, but he probably got tired of it

[@vitomcsween974]

This episode was quite unique from the other in the series cuz it showed a different angle and a different perspective

[@SaturnineXTS]

If you want more of this perspective, watch the French movie "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", it's the story of one guy this happened to after a stroke

[@abundantharmony]

You don't say! We would have never come to that conclusion without you.

[@galaxycraftings]

@udntneed2know get a life. thats why

[@funl]

@udntneed2know i guess the adjective could be more describing how creative the episode was rather than literally how unique it was. im not gonna say its proper grammar but it makes sense to me.

[@ramenwithaliens5431]

Yesss

[@rustyhowe3907]

I like how the team was happy to let the poor man know what they were doing and what it was going to achieve even though he couldn't respond. When I see that in real life it always warms me, so many who wake up remember not being treated like a corpse.

[@dethray1000]

i wrote a screenplay about 55 years ago where they put the alive guy going thru the same emotions in a coffin and buried him--twilight zone bought it and made a 20 min show out of it

[@hman6159]

@@dethray1000 cool

[@botcrack]

Mos Def is a great actor. He really should be in more shows and movies.

[@HadassaMoon144]

True. I love Mos Def's acting. He also has a very soothing voice. Just.. a great actor all around. I will never forget his performance aside Alan Rickman in "Something the Lord Made". It's still one of my favorite movies.

[@PannaIka]

@@HadassaMoon144 also hitchhikers guide also alongside Alan Rickman

[@KiRMett]

Mos Def is a good actor, but this episode literally didn't showcase that. He was playing silently with little to no movement the whole episode, lol! Hell, anyone could have played this part.

[@rooknado]

@@KiRMett so. you’re telling me it’s not him talking and doing the monologue the entire time.

[@notyourmom850]

I thought it was him!'

[@mokibuu]

That "Welcome back" followed with the "I did it" warmed my heart

[@theish8632]

Honestly massive props to the actor here. It is shockingly difficult to play dead like that

[@shotgun6X]

I tried to stay completely still during these scenes. I twitched SO much

[@Plluvi]

Tech is so cool - the communication with a diagnosed brain dead patient between his doctors was so well done!!!

[@blacktroller235]

The title is wrong, he wasn’t actually brain dead, they mentioned it at the start, locked in syndrome

[@hands-to-work1601]

You are being set up to accept machines inside of bodies ;)

[@ponponpatapon9670]

@@hands-to-work1601 as long as corporations don't abuse it, IDC if i've got nanites in my blood

[@BlackIronHero]

@@hands-to-work1601 ever hear of a pacemaker?

[@user-sm9zs7sc8u]

@@ponponpatapon9670 as Long is governments don’t abuse it* Oh wait, they already are.

[@creeperboy-172]

This has gotta be my most favorite episode of all of House. They took a massive risk going from the patients POV and it really payed off

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

Audition for this patient's part: "OK, can you just lie there and do nothing? No, no, no. No emotion, no movement. Nothing. ... Yeah, that's more like it. Do it again--but more so. ... That's it! You're brilliant! You're perfect for the part. You're hired. See you on set Monday morning."

[@jj01114]

Mos Def ! 🐐

[@Picachki]

He still had emotion though. It was in his eyes.

[@DaHuntsman1]

Either the best job or the worst job depending on how you are as a person

[@eyeknow8009]

@@jj01114 yassin bey

[@richa.s9912]

LOL 😂 easy money for me if I just lay there in bed without talking to anyone . LOL 😂😂

[@johnman9386]

This episode is so weird. If you see it for the first time it gives you anxiety. But if you see it a second time it's so comforting.

[@tmhwriter]

In the real world, this guy would have been a heart donor. The hospitals are no longer safe. Every patient in a hospital should be guarded by family 24/7. Not every patient will end up a heart donor, but a lot end up dead because of medical mistakes and/or incompetence.

[@lynnettespolitics9656]

It's always stuck in my head, all these years! I just told my husband I fear that will happen to me, so remember this Episode!

[@judaihyuga]

As much of a nightmare as it would be to be in this guy's situation, I kinda love this patient. "Please, shut up." "That must be what that insecure doctor saw." "Oh, that's...very thoughtful of you..." I think he might be my favorite patient from the show.

[@pgum123gonowplayread4]

I hope that they talk to the other doctor so he can know that House was right, hopefully stops that mess from happening too many times

[@davidwitt3547]

It's a show, sharing hope patients have to go through apnea studies and brain flow to be pronounced brain dead.

[@alexanderelderhorst2107]

To think he was gonna be thrown into an organ bin by an impatient heartless moron. I can't imagine what it would be like for people who actually do end up like this to be sitting there as their doctor plans organ donation. Makes me feel afraid of that possibly happening to me as well. At least he got to use the force... well pseudo force. Using just his brain to move the pointer on the screen would be cool.

[@latishabuckner8231]

Being an organ donor this is a straight up concern.

[@lancecadiz1253]

Atleast some lucky bloke will get fresh organs. But, what is gained from what is lost?

[@wittyreviewer]

@@latishabuckner8231 When I signed up, I ask about this very scenario as there are a few conditions that render you in such a manner that you appear dead. They laughed and said, "Don't worry, we make very, *very* sure that you're dead before we start making decisions".

[@amandasnow3255]

I have been present when brain stem death tests take place (these are needed before organ donation can occur). It is very precise and thorough, carried out twice by two different doctors and if there is any eye movement at all or any of the other things mentioned in this the individual would not be considered for organ donation. Hope that reassures you all xx

[@latishabuckner8231]

@@amandasnow3255 Thank you for the info! 😀

[@zedmarlen]

I had a cousin who "lived" with "locked in syndrome" for decades. All she could control was her eyelids. But her MIND was all there. Eventually everyone learned to communicate with her yes and no eye blinks. The possibility that conscious people with no discernible brain activity are not dead, but conscious is very real.

[@girlnextdoorgrooming]

That's a Stephen King worthy premise.

[@snaek2594]

did the syndrome somehow go away or is she no longer with us.

[@zedmarlen]

There's no way the syndrome could go away. After decades like that, she died,.@@snaek2594

[@ericraley7293]

I have a friend who became brain dead after a bad car accident. Took all of the force to his drivers door and instantly turned off his brain activity. So sad to imagine he could've went through something like this, although this is a show, it shows the reality of it... miss you Brian

[@foty8679]

1) This is really, really rare 2) You can only diagnose brain death correctly by doing an EEG, with that they would notice that he is not brain dead.

[@SaraNightfire1]

I had a classmate who went diving off a bridge near town. He landed headfirst in three feet of water. He never woke up and was a complete vegetable, his family refused to let him be unplugged from life support. He died about five to ten years later still that vegetable. It was a story I never forgot about, not just about him being like that for so long, but the hazards of diving off a bridge like that.

[@monkey91734]

brian dead, must be such a freak

[@momsspaghetti-sd9sn]

​@@monkey91734bro wtf

[@momsspaghetti-sd9sn]

I'm so sorry 😢

[@Jason-33W]

I remember having sleep paralysis once where I woke up but couldn't move for almost 10 minutes and it was the scariest thing ever. Couldn't imagine being in that state.

[@richa.s9912]

You just DID ‼️👋 You didn't listen to what you just said . LOL 😂

[@Thalassocrata710]

Man I had the same thing but kinda worst in a way, I was half asleep half awake and everytime I did a movment I came back to the same position cause I just hallucinated my movements. I was so frustating.

[@neo7538]

God, the "I did it" part really makes you feel hopeful for the patient.

[@nyankanakitty]

I like the third person pov, it makes the episode more comedic like when screaming "Nonono!!!" and at the same time knowing what the patient was thinking. In contrast to other episodes, when it was simply just he says she says it says, and never much focus on the patient.

[@tmk4595]

Just imagine how many people with locked in syndrome had to go through being on life support for years, feeling, seeing and hearing everything before being taken off of life support. One of the worst ways to die.

[@CamScam18]

I'm glad House found him before those hacks could slice him open. The ending where he starts to regain movement is so uplifting and really made me smile.

[@lisev415]

Loved when he thought "jesus, the last thing i ate is gonna be the last thing i ate?" SUPERB writing! Put things into perspective. Enjoying daily things because you don't know when its the last time you'll do them

[@ryanmac1228]

wow a lot of that was really depressing but the end with him seeing his own lifted finger made me so happy I was about to cry, never saw this show before but man it has some really good writing. Very emotional and the perspective made you feel really connected with the character.

[@ominouspigeonmaster1571]

you should watch the end of the episode if you can find it : ) it's from season 5, episode 19.

[@erronblack308]

@@ominouspigeonmaster1571 or just watch the show. It’s free….

[@xModerax]

The plot of this episode would have fit perfectly into some black mirror scenario. Especially the closing lines are perfect!

[@trinitylivingston1286]

Yea for sure but I feel like the one where the ladies conscience was put into the stuffed animal after she died kind of fits in a way. I think it was Black Museum.

[@Unknown_Ooh]

Bad Dr: I completely disagree with Dr. House Patient (to himself): "please shut up" 😂

[@AvyScottandFlower]

Irl the butcher doctor would have sliced the patient, and no one would have even found out 😭

[@nhtom8]

Except the next patient who would have gotten sick from his organs.

[@Grummar]

@@nhtom8 the organs don't know what is going on.

[@hasturthekinginyellow5003]

@@Grummar you do know that an infection it's not something isolated, right? If he has an infection that means that his heart has an infection and his lungs, and his liver, etc. If the butcher used his organs for transplant that means that he would have given an infection to the patients who received the organs.

[@Grummar]

@@hasturthekinginyellow5003 you missed the point

[@jakistam1000]

@@hasturthekinginyellow5003 Yes, but still no one would know that they killed a thinking, concious, curable human

[@Saurles]

This was one of my 2 all time favorite episodes. Mos Def did an excellent job even though he had very little movement (well, almost none, I suppose).

[@wisniamw]

holy moly, I never paid attention that it is indeed him :D

[@zimnizzle]

If it wasn’t for a doctor like House being in a hospital bed next to a patient with locked in syndrome - an absolutely IMPOSSIBLE SCENARIO - this guy would have had his organs donated. I have anxiety. We need real Dr. Houses roaming the streets protecting us from everything at all times.

[@milhousevanhoutan9235]

As a trauma surgeon I promise you it's not that cavalier. The idea that as soon as brain activity falls to minimal levels or a heart stops and we stop administering care and immediately declare a patient dead is fiction, with one exception- the absence of a pupilary reflex. The reason for this is the final sign of brain death is the lack of a pupilary reflex (commonly stated as "the pupils go last") if a patient still has pupilary reflex we may decide they are unable to be saved (look a am but a man, if your brain tissue has been mostly replaced by blood there's not much I can do) and declare their "provisional time of death" but until that pupilary reflex goes no doctor worth their license is going to declare the patient fully dead.

[@Batman-ro9mj]

@@milhousevanhoutan9235Man doctors and surgeons are such heroes

[@jenniferjoseph1560]

This episode is scary accurate to how many doctors diagnose people who have traumatic head injuries or those slow to come out of a coma..I work in an ICU step down and some of our patients come to us so broken..with a myriad of health complications Who may have been labeled a lost cause somewhere else! Our team is dedicated, ethicality trained and work our butts off to give endless opportunities for improvement! We all celebrate milestones with the patients and families 💞

[@JoshSweetvale]

You're on the same level as House. His team does impossible cases, yours does loooooong ones.

[@jenniferjoseph1560]

@@JoshSweetvale lol true!

[@tygrontix]

i almost cried, made me so happy to see him finally making it

[@deniz.31159]

Kudos to the person who is keeping this channel alive to this day, that person is the MVP edit: yee guys i didnt notice that i wrote chanel instead of channel sorry for causing confusion lmao

[@waldolemmer]

Who's Chanel?

[@sam2k112]

@@waldolemmer i guess it’s the person who uploads the videos

[@KeKeiana97]

@@sam2k112 i think the person meant channel not chanel😭

[@kiara198923]

They def meant channel.

[@flufflewarrior]

This reminds me so much of the movie/ book "Butterfly and Diving Bell". Being locked in in your own body is a nightmare scenario...

[@KittinPyro]

I love how differently this episode was filmed. They tried something different to give the audience the experience of the person who was being treated and I love how it turned out. It’s super heartwarming. You can’t help but smile at every little milestone he makes.

[@edlubitz2968]

I want to see the expression on the doctor who was going to harvest his organs

[@themanifestmage]

Ok this is my new favorite clip. I want to see this episode in full. “We’re going to put you out before we drill the hole.” “Oh… well that’s very thoughtful of you.”

[@Fred_Nickles]

This episode got me more than any other. Locked In has to be one of the scariest conditions

[@thecinnamonguy5127]

The scariest thing imaginable. To be trapped in you own body like a prison.

[@missdanimanaga8759]

The patient will surely thank house after this.. house is literally his saviour from being an organ farm

[@Dontreply39573]

Thanks for uploading all of the medical/patient scenes from this episode, beginning to end.

[@truwu8177]

2:09 is the real nightmare scenario. God bless this man for going through that pain

[@Vintagegaston]

Hands down the best episode of House

[@Saurles]

This one and the episode with the autistic boy are my 2 favorites

[@madwhitehare3635]

No no no! It’s the double episode when Amber dies! 😩😩😩😩

[@Blakezilla594]

@@madwhitehare3635 that one was amazing levels of investigative work. A real mind bender.

[@madwhitehare3635]

@@Blakezilla594 Abso. And the final song, Passing Afternoon by Iron and Wine…? Well, somebody in the music department knew exACTLY what they were about… These two episodes were ART.

[@lendog203]

when his finger moved... I yellrd "Yeah... MOS DEF!!". This dude is amazing on many levels.

[@peterlucas6732]

The funniest part of House is how doctors are always at bedside, inserting foleys, drawing blood.

[@edithbannerman4]

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

[@bigjun913]

One of my favorite shows all time, House is a legend...

[@holschermarc]

I like the blink scene because it takes him multiple trys until he realizes that he wants to blink but he cant. Its how i would imagine it to be if u are in this state. U have the reflex to do it and because its so natural u dont realize at first that u cant do it anymore. Grade A acting

[@handleonafridge6828]

I can imagine this feeling is very much like attempting to move your ears. You put all your brain power into moving them and can feel the muscles that are supposed to move but in the end nothing happens. Though I don’t know what it’d feel like to have this happen to my entire body

[@deannayoung5311]

What's truly scary 😨 Is that this has happened A Dr dismiss patient's brain isn't really dead" only to rush to use the body's Organs because the hospital gets paid a fortune for all organs an tissue used....

[@HollieMoodie]

It's reality and happens all the time. That's why I refuse to be an organ donor.

[@idellaanderson5263]

@@HollieMoodie it doesn’t happen all the time, it’s rare (since the determination of brain death has been improved with modern technology) and it’s a myth that the average doctor will purposely not treat you just to get your organs. 💀

[@someidiot420]

@@HollieMoodie wow im sure you fall for a lot of things. i have this seafront property in wisconsin to sell ya

[@purplefashion4588]

@@HollieMoodie and they are never given full general anesthesia.

[@purplefashion4588]

Full general anesthesia should always be given to all brain and heart dead organ donors!😇

[@jackrose9288]

your dying of a paper cut bit got me crying didn't expect him to be so blunt 10/10 doctor

[@Believesinpeace]

The first Doctor is the reason why my mother refused to let us sign up to be transplant donors when it was first brought in, she believed if an accident happened that Doctors wouldn’t bother trying to save patients in order to provide transplants. Her friends son had brain damage after an accident, the Doctors told his parents that he would be in a vegetative state and it was best to let him die. They fought for him but ended up being convinced to turn life support off, he had other plans, kept breathing, heart beating and eventually woke from his coma. Had to relearn a lot of things and is now married with kids, working too. The main noticeable thing is he slurs words when he’s tired.

[@supagirl277]

I'm so glad that there are professionals that understand that even patients in a coma are able to hear or perceive things, even if it's at a very rudimentary level. Locked in syndrome sounds like the scariest thing

[@derrek-lee]

Literally one of the best episodes of any TV show

[@rebel2809]

by far one of my favourite episodes from house. it is such a unique idea, putting the viewer in the mind of someone with locked-in syndrome

[@kidstv426]

Kutner was House’s true successor. Even with the way he died.

[@beyond13reaper]

The creators wanted to show what doctors go through everyday. So with the actor who played Kutner and everyone else agreeing, they made Kutner off himself because suicide is the #1 cause of doctors, nurses, first-aid's deaths.

[@zvikomborerozingoni9673]

@@beyond13reaper The actor got a job at the white house so they had to off his character. They did do it in a way that reflects the lives of doctors though

[@shadowalk3]

I think Chase, Kutner, and 13 all were the final candidates for being House's successor. Considering that 13 had Huntington's and Kutner was suffering from depression (in secret), that leaves Chase to be the only one capable of practicing medicine to its fullest. They chose the successor accurately and gave House a perfect ending.

[@YesIlikebananasSo]

@@zvikomborerozingoni9673 haha, do you mean for Designated Survivor?

[@sentryion3106]

@@YesIlikebananasSo nah he actually got a job in the White House and then he goes on to designated survivor

[@frecio231]

I know this doesn't sound like much, but the fact that he stood completely still is an amazing feat of acting, like (probably) his eyes were stopped in post but he didn't move the rest of his body at all when he was on camera, what a man!

[@3pleblow]

This is a terrifying nightmare in so many levels and hopefully it doesn't happen to people.

[@darellmawitjere]

it happen sadly

[@Danny4bidden]

My man didn't lost hope in a single moment.

[@hannah.4241]

This happened to a real guy named Martin Pistorius and he wrote a book about it called Ghost Boy. He was stuck in his body for years and even endured abuse before they realized he was actually conscious but with no way to communicate it or move muscles. So grateful to God for the little things that we often take for granted like breathing, moving, the activity of limbs, all with a conscious mind 🙏🏾

[@CaseNumber00]

Yeah. Thank God for causing Martin Pistorius to be trapped in his own body and those who committed abuse unto him. House would say exactly what I said here.

[@CaseNumber00]

Yeah. Thank God for causing Martin Pistorius to be trapped in his own body and those who committed abuse unto him. House would say exactly what I said here.

[@nonamefound9296]

@@CaseNumber00 you do understand that house is a miserable "fictional" character, right?

[@CaseNumber00]

@@nonamefound9296 you dont have to be fictional to be as miserable as him.

[@nonamefound9296]

@@CaseNumber00 you do have to be real if people want to make hypothetical reactions for you

[@snowkitty1914]

I sometimes get nightmares where I'm laying on my bed paralyzed. These moments only last a couple of minutes until I wake up. I don't know how patients with Locked In Syndrome handle it to be honest

[@pennyinheaven]

Be careful of open wounds during floods.

[@dars5229]

That's not the only way you can get it. Friend of my da's died from leptospirosis from drinking tea out of a cup that a rat had peed on. And believe me, it's a BAD way to go. Always make sure a cup has been washed before you use it.

[@pennyinheaven]

@@dars5229 Didn't say that was the only way to get it. It's just that's how this illness is commonly contracted from where I am.

[@loganlee9890]

A few years back, I smoked right before I watched this episode for the first time. Figured I'd get a lil toasty, sit back, watch some House... Long story short, I haven't smoked since.

[@Blinkslife189]

Lmaoo

[@dawsie]

😳this makes me wonder how many patients died for real because of doctors who were so eager for body parts to actually check for locked in syndrome . This is not the first time I have heard of this.

[@ruthiebella]

The truth will scare you

[@tymondabrowski12]

At least now check the brain if it's dead (or, nearly dead, or looking dead...) or not. Once upon a time it was somewhat common (very rare but not rare enough) to be buried alive, there is evidence for both that and for people fearing it and installing all kinds of devices in their graves to give a sogn of living in such situation. Nowadays the body waits at least a few days and is checked. Back then they could not notice shallow breathing and weak heart rate. The person would wake up in the coffin. There were graves found with nails marks and uneasily positioned skeletons. So... not really a new problem ;)

[@bobbobbo5278]

Honestly one of the reason I'm not an organiza donor, it freaks me too much

[@pcdeltalink036]

One of the reasons I won't be an organ donor. I believe they don't necessarily try as hard to save you. Basically, your organs are worth more than you are.

[@vaspeter2600]

Honestly? It's a fun hospital flick and all but they made most doctor characters behave like hopeless idiots to make House look smarter or more ethical.

[@Kyleplaysgames567]

This must be terrifying. Being trapped within your own body unable to move.

[@Tasha22Bella]

honestly miss this show so much... best medical drama!!!! Euphoria will always be my favorite, but all of them were so good its hard to narrow it down with episodes like this to pick a favorite from.

[@kasuraga]

I never understood the appeal of medical shows, then house came along and even as a kid I was hooked

[@Tasha22Bella]

@@kasuraga exactly how I felt...

[@rooknado]

euphoria a medical drama??

[@hisanuswat4359]

​@@rooknadono it's an episode of House M.D., or rather a two parter as far as I remember.

[@alternax9751]

We need a VR game based on this! The concept of not being able to do anything, but respond in your head, look around, blink, it would be very interesting to see something like that! Please reply if there is one already!

[@Vaginus]

For those who are wondering. This is a scene from the nineteenth episode of the fifth season of House. The name of the episode is Locked In. It aired on March 30, 2009. Large portions of the episode are shown from the perspective of the patient, who retains consciousness but lacks the ability to move. House is injured in a motorcycle accident in Middletown, New York, and finds himself in bed next to a patient (Mos Def) suffering from locked-in syndrome after a bicycling accident. His attending doctor diagnoses brain death, and suggests transplanting his heart into another patient. House notices the patient following the doctors with his eyes, and is immediately interested in taking up his case. Thirteen suggests a well-placed tumor, so the team does an MRI. House sees a lesion on the scan. However, the patient's attending thinks the patient has an infection and has him on antibiotics. House tells the patient if he has cancer, the antibiotics could kill him. However, they could almost kill him, in which case it would confirm that the patient doesn't have an infection. Just then, the patient seizes. Communicating through blinking, the patient requests transfer to Princeton Plainsboro. The team plans to do a brain biopsy on the new patient, but he loses his eyelid movement in the operation, and with that, his only way to communicate with the doctors. Dr. Taub suggests they should use a brain-computer interface for communication with the patient. It takes the patient a while, but he finally manages to shift the arrow up, showing he's still mentally present. Communicating via yes or no (up for yes and down for no) on the computer, the team takes the patient's history. He claims he did not visit St. Louis, contradicting his wife. Because he is unable to explain himself, his wife concludes that he has had an affair. Further investigation reveals that the patient has stayed at a friend's home, in order to maintain the facade of a successful business. Unbeknownst to his wife, he was moonlighting as a janitor, where he was exposed to cadmium, leading the team to believe that he has heavy metal poisoning. Thirteen notices that he has a tear in the epithelial cells in his eye, and a fluorescein stain reveals ulcerative keratitis. Cameron suggests the team does a lumbar puncture, noting that polys (polymorphonuclear leukocytes) would mean it's varicella, and lymphs, Behçet's. During the lumbar puncture however, the patient crashes. They bring him back, but his foot starts to itch, which he manages to communicate to the team after several questions. This indicates liver failure. Thirteen suggests that the dying liver released toxins which led to locked-in syndrome. Foreman suggests that the liver, kidney and eye point towards sclerosing cholangitis. House orders a biopsy to confirm. As the team gets ready to perform the biopsy, Kutner notices a rash on Thirteen's wrist, where some of the patient's urine had spilled. He deduces that it is a rash due to leptospirosis, which was transferred from rats, living in the basement where the patient had stayed. Sure enough, the patient has a paper cut on his index finger. The treatment is started, and Kutner manages to get the patient to lift a finger. The patient gradually regains control of his body, and thanks House, who has gone to the patient's room to retrieve a recorder which he's been using to listen in on his team from under the patient's pillow. Meanwhile, Wilson gets curious as to why House was in Middletown. At the end of the episode, Wilson finds out that House was there to see a psychiatrist, and confronts him on the issue. House reluctantly acknowledges Wilson's accusation, but says he is not going to continue any further sessions. The episode ends with Wilson predicting House will end up alone, and showing that House's vision blurs in a similar fashion to the "locked-in" patient as he looks towards Wilson. Foreman also tells the patient that he bought his first girlfriend a silver necklace and she never wore it, so he never bought his girlfriends jewelry again, until he met Thirteen. He bought her a bracelet, but again, she doesn't appear to be wearing it. Later during the liver biopsy, Kutner asks Thirteen why she's not wearing her bracelet. Foreman says he didn't realize she was wearing it at all, and Thirteen questions why Kutner noticed but not Foreman. Kutner then notices Thirteen's rash, which he attributes to the patient's urine which could have entered through a scratch from the bracelet. 🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@PokemonFreak6298]

I can't imagine the fear he must have been in in the opening part when they were going to harvest his organs, being locked in and unable to stop them from cutting you up and killing you is such an awful death to imagine going through thank the gods house is smarter than the other doctors on MD

[@reezlaw]

Hell I miss this show so much, I might rewatch the whole thing AGAIN

[@whitearabianhorses]

That, “I did it.” Gave me chills.

[@ramenwithaliens5431]

I love this show sm. Glad they understand this person and didn't give up on him.

[@MrUtah1]

I’ve never felt more relieved to hear House’s voice at the start

[@m4heshd]

There hasn't been a TV episode on TV to ever match this episode of House. I've watched this so many times but the interest remains the same.

[@volrogue]

Such a good episode. Nice change of pace. I sure do hope the next episode is just as light hearted

[@frostyglass3738]

I'm aware it's a show, but it made me think about whether a person is truly dead in what we classify as brain death. My knowledge is limited to what I find online but...good show it was it seems.

[@RaVen-ic8mn]

Beautiful done episode. Fiy, the moment the patient could confirm an itchy feeling inside a non-harmed body part, despite having brain damage, is a high indicator for a rare pathogenic infection. Rare due to unusual symptoms.

[@NineInchRuiner]

whoever was given a raise should be keeping this channel alive

[@ThatWolfGoatThing]

The "I did it" at the end always chokes me up ugh

[@meyes1098]

In an earlier episode, they were able to tell if somebody is lying or telling the truth based on which parts of the brain flare up during an MRI. Wouldn't it also be possible to tell if somebody is suffering from locked-in syndrome that way too? Just tell them to think about something that's true, then tell them to think about something that's false, or something they made up, or to use their imagination. Do it a few dozen times to remove all doubt.

[@monkey4891]

Yes. People with locked-in syndrome are also still able to look upwards. In reality it would be blatantly obvious that he is locked in

[@firstnamelastname9237]

I’m not sure if that would work the same way. I don’t remember the episode. But you can say a falsehood (and one who know is false) without actually lying by it just being an act (literally) or just explaining the falsehood itself.

[@realityjunky]

Mos Def is so good that he can lie there immobile and still give us a great character.

[@zoron8952]

Brainwave present Doctor Hack: "nah he dead I said so I'm a doctor with 12 malpractice cases"

[@cjkhis1037]

Mos Def is so good in this episode

[@AndyCutright]

I love watching House wipe the floor with that absolute fool of an emergency room doctor.

[@Asocialite__]

The first doctor was so desperate for a heart transplant, he was willing to risk killing someone totally alive with no room for discussion.

[@DarkWits63]

this has got to be by far one of my worst nightmares

[@pandorabox5532]

My dad experienced something similar while in surgery. I don't think he felt any pain but he was there, paralyzed with his eyes closed but completely conscious, knowing the doctors were performing surgery on him. He says it's the most horrible thing he has experienced in his life

[@M1tjakaramazov]

The fact the first doctor insulted House's intelligence probably made him more determined to prove him wrong.

[@user-jn7bq8wh1e]

The thought of being trapped in ur own body losing all motor functions is just frightening!!😮 Brilliantly shot and acted episode!!!

[@ramenwithaliens5431]

0:23 THANK YOU

[@saudude2174]

this episode is one more of countless reasons why House M.D. is the greatest TV series ever made

[@RevTox]

This is possibly the best TV series of all time. It was definitely well written.

[@MountainGirl420]

Mos Def was so awesome in this episode! It’d jerk a tear from a glass eye.