So recently I read an article on a woman who was missing her cerebellum. Apparently she had the space that was originally taken up by the cerebellum was replaced with a fluid. I found this remarkable and so did the article as only 9 other people have survived such a condition into adulthood. Personally, I was curious as to what would happen if the fluid drained and if the fluid had made any other complications, or if it was actually beneficial in other ways (knowing the cleansing power of the fluid). Then I wondered what would happen if the pons part of the brain was missing.
Pons is located in the brain stem and is involved in sensory analysis. It is also involved in regulating levels of consciousness and sleep. Injury to pons is known to cause comas as well. Given all this information, I would assume that if the pons portion of the brain stem were to be missing, or removed, the patient would likely enter a coma, and likely lead to death. Unlike the cerebellum, the pons most likely could not be replaced due to its essential function.
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