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ABUJA — Dr Joel Zivot, an anaesthesiologist advising Pike's defence team, said the two doses of pentobarbital she received last week would have been enough that, had it entered her bloodstream in normal circulation, "she would have surely died". Instead, Zivot said a possible explanation is that instead of entering Pike's bloodstream, the pentobarbital was more likely to have spread across the tissue under her skin. Zivot said it a brain injury is "very possible", since resuscitation efforts were not undertaken right away. But it would take "at least a week" for the amount of pentobarbital in Pike's system to dissipate and enable "a good neurologic examination", he said last week. "Even with all available interventions, her survival prospects remain uncertain," he had said. Zivot added that it is likely she would have "serious medical conditions that could significantly change" how she lives. The BBC has contacted Zivot for further thoughts after Pike regained consciousness. Pike's lawyers previously warned that her medical history and anatomy - including thrombocytosis (a blood-clotting condition) and small veins - meant there was a risk she would experience "unnecessary" pain and suffering during a lethal injection. They said on Tuesday that she has endured "severe damage" to her arms.