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There was some speculation and even questioning of the doctor, but he denies knowing Felos and Felos won't talk about it. A vague link through the doctor's brother who is in an association with Felos exists but certainly isn't conclusive. However, the doctor doesn't know why he was picked, as he had never testified in court before as an expert witness. It might be interesting to know how Judge Greer chose him.

Incidentally, although the doctor testified that Terri was PVS and was never going to recover, he also testified that she had an unusual neck injury and had not had a heart attack. This is from documents at http://www.zimp.org/stuff/

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"Incidentally, although the doctor testified that Terri was PVS and was never going to recover, he also testified that she had an unusual neck injury and had not had a heart attack. This is from documents at http://www.zimp.org/stuff/"

Another of the zillion pieces of false information flying on every thread. And, it was Hammesfahr who had the gall to pretend there was anything abnormal about her neck, and use the "no heart attack" deception.

Maybe people are figuring out that anything said by Hammesfahr is so non-credible, they are attributing his BS to good doctors.

This is what Bambakadis said in answer to Pat Anderson at trial:

6 Q. Now, when you were examining Terri, did

7 you palpate her neck?

8 A. I don't believe that I did, no.

9 Q. Did you observe Dr. Hammesfahr's

10 palpation of her neck on the videotape?

11 A. Yes.

12 Q. Did you observe him lifting her head,

13 neck and upper shoulders off the bed simply by

14 lifting up with his hand behind her head?

15 A. Yes, I observed that.

16 Q. Would you consider that an abnormal

17 finding?

18 A. Yes, and consistent with her current

19 neurological status.

20 Q. Now, why is her neck so rigid?

21 A. Well, it's like asking me why is her

22 entire body so rigid. You know, this sort of

23 injury to the brain, as I've mentioned

24 previously, one of the characteristics is

25 dramatic increase in tone in various muscle




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1 groups of the body. Part of what we refer to by

2 the term spasticity.

3 And, in fact, it could be so profound

4 that it can lead to the development of

5 contractures as it has in her case. This also

6 applies to the neck itself and the term

7 opisthotonus is used to describe this --

8 Q. Would you spell that for the court

9 reporter.

10 A. I anticipated that.

11 O-P-I-S-T-H-O-T-O-N-U-S.

12 Q. M or N-U-S?

13 A. N-U-S.

14 Q. Opisthotonus.

15 A. Opisthotonus. Now, that's a term

16 that's used to describe her other conditions.

17 For example, individuals who have received a

18 certain -- excessive amount, sometimes a standard

19 amount of a certain medication they can also

20 develop that.

21 Q. Did you happen to be provided with an

22 admission record at Northside Hospital when she

23 had her collapse back in February of '90 that

24 noted that on admission she presented with a

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1 A. I believe I do recall that, correct.

2 Q. So she may, in fact, have had this

3 rigid neck all these years?

4 A. Yes, she may have.

Her medical discharge summary said she had a stiff neck *and* all other muscles in her body were stiff" as yu would expect in a patient who was decerebrating as she was.


As for the "heart attack" deception, section 2 of this page: http://home.comcast.net/~trinity_tx/attacktheory.htm
(More on the neck in section 3)