Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy sounds like what would happen if you applied a choke hold to the carotid arteries of a healthy 26-year-old woman. She would then "collapse" from "cardiac arrest" from "potassium deficiency" from "dietary imbalance" caused by excessive "bulimia," right?
I know Terri did not have cerebral palsy but the way she behaved (especially the tilt of her head and the way she held her mouth and the manner in which she attempted to talk) reminded me of a person with very severe CP.