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Terri Schiavo's 2002 CT scan
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Posted on 03/29/2005 9:45:05 PM PST by flixxx
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To: texasflower
Question... Is Terri's skull thicker than a normal person, or is the picture of her skull a cross-section of a higher plane of her head, where the skull is beginning to round off? Looks to me (admittedly this is the first CT scan I have ever seen, so it is pure conjecture) that the two scans are not on the same plane. It may be irrelevant but I find it dubious.
To: texasflower
Look at post 7. You can see the difference between a normal brain and Terri's brain. Is anyone here claiming Terri is a Mensa candidate? There are people who have had most of their brain literally blown away who are nonetheless able to live productive lives even if they're not the smartest people around. I see nothing in the CT scan that would prove there would be no possibility of improvement if Terri were actually allowed continuing treatment by people who wanted her to improve.
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:06:50 PM PST
by
supercat
("Though her life has been sold for corrupt men's gold, she refuses to give up the ghost.")
To: texasflower
The scans posted are very clear. What do you all have to say about that?
I noticed you all ignored them and decided to try and bash the doctor instead.See post #6. jbstrick is way ahead of you.
To: jbstrick
I am not making any judgments about "starving" anyone.
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:07:07 PM PST
by
texasflower
("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
To: texasflower
"You just aren't willing to acknowledge the truth"
What is the truth? Is it possible to judge PVS patients from CT scans?
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:07:41 PM PST
by
jbstrick
(This tagline has passed the "Global Test")
To: Electrowoman
There are all sort of people out there and here, saying all sorts of things.
The scan is there in front of you.
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:09:47 PM PST
by
texasflower
("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
To: madconservative
The black and white scans are not both Terri's. Only the one on the right.
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:11:23 PM PST
by
texasflower
("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
To: texasflower
The "save Terri" crowd believes with all their heart that Terri would wake up and ask for a Big Mac if only she had a little speech therapy. They don't believe the brain actually controls the body.
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:11:57 PM PST
by
jess35
To: supercat
She had lots of therapy in the early years without improvement.
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:12:47 PM PST
by
texasflower
("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
To: concerned about politics; MeekOneGOP; PhilDragoo; potlatch
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:12:51 PM PST
by
devolve
(WWII : http://pro.lookingat.us/RealHeros.html James Bond - 007 : http://pro.lookingat.us/007.5.html)
To: jbstrick
What is the truth? Is it possible to judge PVS patients from CT scans?Michael will not allow a test that will show Terris brain activity. Guess there's something he'd rather people not know, aye?
Dr. Ronald Cranfords diagnosis has been disputed by Dr. William Hammesfahr, who said, "I spent about 10 hours across about three months and the woman is very aware of her surroundings. She's very aware. She's alert. She's not in a coma. She's not in PVS."
Hammesfahr added, "With proper therapy, she will have a tremendous improvement. I think, personally, that she'll be able to walk, eventually, and she will be able to use at least one of her arms."
To: jbstrick
Yes, actually it is. Giving Terri a PET scan would be a complete waste or resources. The PET scan is helpful to narrow down specific areas of damage in the cerebral cortex....but when the cerebral cortex is gone, it's pointless.
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:13:59 PM PST
by
jess35
To: supercat
The Montessori Method was first used on children who were born with literally half a brain that many had given up on. The brain is a fascinating organ.
To: texasflower
The black and white scans are not both Terri's. Only the one on the right. That doesn't answer the question of why the skull seems thicker in the scan on the right than in the one on the left.
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:14:32 PM PST
by
supercat
("Though her life has been sold for corrupt men's gold, she refuses to give up the ghost.")
To: texasflower
"The scans posted are very clear. What do you all have to say about that?"
Protocols for PVS diagnosis call for MRI and PET testing. Yet you propose to settle the argument with three year old CT scans that you probably don't have the skill to interpret. Besides, the "scans" you present may be doctored.
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:14:32 PM PST
by
Warlord
To: texasflower
The truth? You cant handle the truth.
First, you can't make a diagnosis from a CT scan.
Second, you can't determine prognosis from a single scan.
Third, you only see one level. This is a sampling problem.
Fourth, you dont have the clinical history.
Fifth, she has yet to get treatment because of subhuman bastards.
Sixth, why is the pineal shifted?
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:14:39 PM PST
by
Diogenesis
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: jess35
No kidding. I've been amazed at the normally intelligent freepers who are just blind to the facts right in front of them.
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:15:07 PM PST
by
texasflower
("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
To: jbstrick
Are you telling me that you can't see the big difference between the scan you posted and Terri's?
You can't be serious.
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:16:16 PM PST
by
texasflower
("America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one." President George W. Bush 01/20/05)
To: texasflower
"America's vital interests and our deepest beliefs are now one."
The Terri S. case has shown this to be a big joke, don't you think?
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:17:08 PM PST
by
Warlord
To: texasflower
She had lots of therapy in the early years without improvement. She was showing improvement while she received therapy. Had she shown none, the malpractice jury probably wouldn't have awarded as much as it did.
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posted on
03/29/2005 10:17:09 PM PST
by
supercat
("Though her life has been sold for corrupt men's gold, she refuses to give up the ghost.")
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