14 DAY TRIAL // Testifying in court in the wrongful death trial against AEG Live, expert Dr. Charles Czeisler told the court that Michael Jackson had been displaying classic symptoms of sleep deprivation over a long period of time because of Dr. Conrad Murray’s illegal practices.
Practically, as the CNN video below will confirm, by administering to the singer the powerful anesthetic Propofol for 60 days in a row, Dr. Murray made it impossible for Michael to get any real sleep.
He would sleep, that much is sure, but he would not go through all the stages: he would not get REM sleep, which is essential for the health of the mind and body.
According to Dr. Czeisler, if Michael had not died of a Propofol overdose, the sleep deprivation would have killed him in a matter of days either way.