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A mother and her partner took their two kids to Costa Adeje, Tenerife for a relaxing 12-day getaway – but the family's holiday of a lifetime was turned into a nightmare ...

Adriana Smith was declared brain-dead in February. Her family was required to keep her on life support until her baby could ...

Smith, a nurse and mom, was declared brain dead in February and was kept on life support until her son was born via C-section ...

Adriana Smith, who was declared brain dead in February while pregnant, has been taken off of life support. This comes days after her baby was born.

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Following testing, including a CT scan, doctors knew what caused Smith’s troubles. She had blood clots in her brain.

They’ll do imaging tests like a brain MRI or CT scan to check for bleeding or signs of a clot in the brain. That’s the surest way to confirm and diagnose a stroke from a blood clot like CVST.