Dr. Kendall Crowns

So all those factors combined will result in her having these issues that the doctors are describing.

Yes.

That would be about the average weight of a child at seven.

Yeah.

The weight you're describing is a severely malnourished child.

So she's been starved for a prolonged period of time.

How does that make a child brain damaged?

It's from the body shutting down, the lack of food, the lack of loss of muscle mass, the heart muscle mass being lost, it not circulating properly, the organs aren't getting enough oxygenated blood, and of course the brain's part of this.

So the brain's not getting proper oxygenation.

Also, the brain relies on glucose or sugars to grow and develop, and it's not getting that as well.

So the brain is basically maldeveloped, not getting enough oxygen.

So you get brain damage.

Yes, that would be correct.

She would be enduring confusion, dehydration, or a very dry mouth.

Her throat would be dry.

She'd have trouble swallowing.

She'd be very tired and just not able to even move.

And then you would add on to that the fact that

Without the food, she'd start hallucinating and then eventually just slip into a coma and finally die.

So, yes, hair often will fall out in individuals who are starved.