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Teen left brain dead from TikTok challenge desired online fame, father says

Leah Presson is fighting for her life in a hospital after participating in the Benadryl challenge. Her father, Richard Presson, reports she suffered seizures after taking high doses of allergy medication to induce hallucinations. She is currently brain dead.

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New details identify Richard Presson as the father and Enid, Oklahoma, as the location of the emergency room.

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  1. 15-Year-Old Leah Presson Brain Dead After Benadryl Challenge

    Leah Presson is fighting for her life in a hospital after participating in the Benadryl challenge. Her father, Richard Presson, reports she suffered seizures after taking high doses of allergy medication to induce hallucinations. She is currently brain dead.

    What's confirmed:

    • Leah Presson is 15 years old.
    • Leah Presson is brain dead after participating in the Benadryl challenge.
    • The Benadryl challenge involves taking high doses of allergy medication to cause hallucinations or a high.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Leah Presson began having seizures and was taken to an emergency room in Enid, Oklahoma.
    • Richard Presson is the father of Leah Presson.
    confidence 90%

  2. Oklahoma teen brain dead after Benadryl TikTok challenge

    Leah Presson, 15, is in an ICU with no brain activity. She participated in the Benadryl Challenge to become "TikTok famous." The trend involves taking excessive amounts of allergy medication to trigger hallucinations or get high.

    What's confirmed:

    • Leah Presson is 15 years old.
    • Presson is brain dead and in intensive care.
    • The teen participated in the Benadryl Challenge.
    • Presson wanted to be "TikTok famous."
    • The challenge involves taking large amounts of Benadryl.
    • TikTok banned the challenge.

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Presson is from Oklahoma.
    • The challenge dares teens to stay awake through the drowsiness.
    confidence 90%

  3. Oklahoma teen brain dead after Benadryl challenge

    Leah Presson, 15, was left brain dead after participating in a viral TikTok challenge. Her father stated she wanted to be "TikTok famous." He now intends to donate her organs.

    What's confirmed:

    • Leah Presson is a 15-year-old girl from Oklahoma who was left brain dead after participating in the Benadryl challenge.
    • The victim's father said she always wanted to be "TikTok famous."
    • The FDA warns that taking diphenhydramine in higher-than-recommended doses can cause coma, seizures, serious heart problems, or death.
    • Leah Presson has been left with "no brain activity" or "zero brain activity."

    Still unconfirmed:

    • Three children in Connecticut died from diphenhydramine overdoses with no confirmed link to the Benadryl challenge.
    confidence 95%