A better scan uses Positron Emission Tomography. The PET scan actually shows brain function, but one was never administered. Trying to assess brain function from a CT scan is like trying to determine the severity of a broken bone without an X-ray. I've seen far worse brain x-rays from people who had suffered accidents and who lived normal lives. I've even seen x-rays of a couple young people who had untreated hydrocelephy (sp - "water on the brain") where the majority of their skull was literally empty - but they both showed no obvious signs of brain damage. It doesn't pay to generalize.

The point is moot - she just died. It was an unnecessry death. All she needed to live was food and water, like anyone else. She didn't have a terminal illness. She wasn't receiving "heroic measures" (unless you consider feeding someone heroic).