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Man's brain rewired itself in 19 years after crash
MSNBC ^
| July 3, 2006
Posted on 07/03/2006 4:51:05 PM PDT by Alouette
Doctors have proof on how man who was barely conscious for decades woke
Doctors have their first proof that a man who was barely conscious for nearly 20 years regained speech and movement because his brain spontaneously rewired itself by growing tiny new nerve connections to replace the ones sheared apart in a car crash.
Terry Wallis, 42, is thought to be the only person in the United States to recover so dramatically so long after a severe brain injury. He still needs help eating and cannot walk, but his speech continues to improve and he can count to 25 without interruption.
Wallis sudden recovery happened three years ago, but doctors said the same cannot be hoped for people in a persistent vegetative state, such as Terry Schiavo, the Florida woman who died last year after a fierce right-to-die court battle. Nor do they know how to make others with less serious damage, like Wallis, recover.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: brain; braindead; coma; prolife; sarahscantlin; wallis
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posted on
07/03/2006 4:51:09 PM PDT
by
Alouette
To: Mr. Silverback
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posted on
07/03/2006 4:51:28 PM PDT
by
Alouette
(Psalms of the Day: 39-43)
To: Alouette
He stopped voting democrat?
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posted on
07/03/2006 4:52:17 PM PDT
by
dinok
To: 8mmMauser
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posted on
07/03/2006 4:53:01 PM PDT
by
Miss Maam
To: Alouette
Wallis sudden recovery happened three years ago, but doctors said the same cannot be hoped for people in a persistent vegetative state, such as Terry Schiavo, the Florida woman who died last year after a fierce right-to-die court battle. There was nothing left of her brain to rewire. This is a disingenuous comparison.
But this is great news and hope for people who want to hang in there.
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posted on
07/03/2006 4:53:22 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Let them die of thirst in the dark.)
To: Alouette
Amazing! Wonder if his diet has alot of fish oils.
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posted on
07/03/2006 4:55:15 PM PDT
by
djf
(I'm not Islamophobic. But I am bombophobic. Same thing, I guess...)
To: Alouette
Amazing! Wonder if his diet has alot of fish oils.
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posted on
07/03/2006 4:55:20 PM PDT
by
djf
(I'm not Islamophobic. But I am bombophobic. Same thing, I guess...)
To: freedumb2003
There was nothing left of her brain to rewire. Careful, my FRiend. There are adamant FReepers around who believe the Schiavo was living a happy life.
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posted on
07/03/2006 4:55:50 PM PDT
by
Lunatic Fringe
(Man Law: You Poke It, You Own It)
To: Alouette
THey don't know how he recovered but are sure that Teri couldn't do the same? A year ago they were probably saying the same about this guy.
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posted on
07/03/2006 4:57:19 PM PDT
by
CindyDawg
To: Alouette
Wallis sudden recovery happened three years ago, but doctors said the same cannot be hoped for people in a persistent vegetative state, such as Terry Schiavo, the Florida woman who died last year after a fierce right-to-die court battle.Interesting that, unprompted, they cover their tracks like this.
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posted on
07/03/2006 5:01:26 PM PDT
by
ikka
To: Alouette
And now he's a psychic who can see the future by touching.
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posted on
07/03/2006 5:02:17 PM PDT
by
Cyclopean Squid
(Being That Guy so you do have to.)
To: CindyDawg
The scan on the left is a normal brain. The scan on the right was the remant of Terri Schiavo's brain:
Looks to me as if there wasn't much left to recover.
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posted on
07/03/2006 5:02:49 PM PDT
by
AntiGuv
("..I do things for political expediency.." - Sen. John McCain on FOX News)
To: Lunatic Fringe
There are adamant FReepers around who believe the Schiavo was living a happy life.So, I guess it's right that the state enforced a starvation order on her, since she probably wasn't happy, right?
To: AntiGuv
Got a picture of this guys brain?
To: AntiGuv
Looks to me as if there wasn't much left to recover. again, I guess them's good grounds fer a killin'!
To: CindyDawg
Got a picture of this guys brain?That was the right comeback.
To: CindyDawg
A fallacious
argument from ignorance means nothing to me. My brain still works enough and has been educated enough to be confident that his did not look like hers.
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posted on
07/03/2006 5:09:01 PM PDT
by
AntiGuv
("..I do things for political expediency.." - Sen. John McCain on FOX News)
To: AntiGuv
How come the sinuses show in the second scan but not the first? Could be comparing apples and oranges?
To: Alouette
Yes, but is it through his "Dead Zone?"
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posted on
07/03/2006 5:12:01 PM PDT
by
Only1choice____Freedom
(I alone, am the chosen one. Because I alone, did the choosing.)
To: Puddleglum
>>How come the sinuses show in the second scan but not the first?
My Sinus does not extend into my brain, I hope :-)
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posted on
07/03/2006 5:15:03 PM PDT
by
DelphiUser
("You can lead a man to knowledge, but you can't make him think")
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