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2/25/1990 Terri's Injury
2/25/1990 X-Ray Report Dr. Hameroff
Images taken of cervical spine, no acute bony pathology - straightening of normal cervical lordosis
2/25/1990 Neuro Consult Dr. DeSousa
Deeply comatose. No evidence of acute process in CT scan. Evidence of myoclonic seizures. Rule out acute myocardiac infarction, seizures as cause. Neck is somewhat stiff as is all of the muscles of the body. No jugular venous distension. WBC 26,300, drug screen negative
2/25/1990 CT Scan Report Dr. Hameroff
Normal
2/26/1990 EEG Report Dr. DeSousa
Abnormal EEG indicative of generalized suppression and slowing
2/27/1990 DeSousa Report
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response shows no significant disruption of the brain stem acoustic pathway - study within normal limits
2/27/1990 CT Scan Report Dr. Greenberg
Normal CT Scan
2/28/1990 EEG Report Dr. DeSousa
Generalized diffuse slowing. Some fast frequency rhythms which were not obvious during previous recording. May have been slight improvement over last EEG.
3/19/1990 EEG Report Dr. DeSousa
Markedly abnormal EEG, no significant improvement from previous records
3/30/1990 CT Scan Report Dr. Abramson
CT Scan shows noncommunicating hydrocephalus, changes occurred since 2/27 exam
That's a fairly normal progression for anoxic brain failure. The tissue dies from lack of oxygen, but would still show up on the CT scan as normal. A couple of days later, it begins to break down and be replaced with cerebro-spinal fluid.
Don't make too much of this. It's a normal result.