I think she got some of those injuries the night of the collapse, but then I guess they must not have scanned her that night, or xrayed? That's the only thing I can think. I've never heard that she was scanned at that time.
And then when it was obvious she wasn't going to die, she met with more foul play in the weeks that followed, from someone...
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