Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Polybius; expatguy; nicmarlo
I am so glad, to finally stumble upon the observations, such as yours.

Because so many news reports state that she has "no cortex and thus no personality because she can't be cognitive" or words to that effect.

I became interested in your line of work, back when I had a serious back injury, almost exactly ten years ago.

I demanded an MRI, and it showed the state of my disc's, yet it also shows a narrowing in the area of my upper back/neck, where the flow of fluid is not quite 100%, to say the least.

That intrigued me, because I have this silly little problem of, when I am inverted, such as trying to do a handstand, I will immediately pass out.

Anyway, those events have stuck with me, and then helped us a lot, because my mom has "a touch of hydrocephalus" caused by, wouldn't you know it, the same thing that I have, but of course, she is old, and it has finally caught up with her.

My insistance again, that an MRI might show a mechanical reason for why she was getting a few signs of hydrocephalus, trumped the "theories" proposed by the doctors she had seen to date; her doctors were inclined toward chemical reasons forcing the change in her.

I was thinking, basic hydraulics.

Having seen the kinds of pictures --- hydrocephalus --- I was thinking almost exactly, what you have written.

Thank you.

154 posted on 03/21/2005 3:02:47 PM PST by First_Salute (May God save our democratic-republican government, from a government by judiciary.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 135 | View Replies ]


To: First_Salute; Polybius; Ohioan from Florida; cyn; pc93

Thank you so very much, Polybius for your extremely informative response! Thanks, also, First_Salute, for pinging me to this!!!!

Ohioan, cyn, and pc93.....post #135 is a MUST READ regarding Terri's brain (by, I believe, a radiologist.....PLEASE CORRECT ME POLYBIUS IF I AM WRONG...thanks).


155 posted on 03/21/2005 3:32:37 PM PST by nicmarlo
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 154 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson