[syriacus]

I think there are a lot of similarities.

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.

[T'wit]

The autopsy confirmed earlier neurological observations (I don't recall which doc[s]) that the damage to Terri's brain was largely in the cerebral cortex, the front, the area fed by the carotids. The rear part of the brain, which has a different source of oxygenated blood, was surprisingly intact with some networks undamaged. These may account for her observed capacities.

The autopsy also confimed that she had not suffered a general anoxic insult. No heart attack. No anoxic organ damage below her neck. Liver, heart, etc. all in good shape. All this was known too while she was alive, and it rules a bulimic episode -- never a serious possibility.

One gets a picture. Blood to her brain through the carotid arteries was cut off somehow, resulting in her brain damage. There is only one suspect. He was never investigated.

Where the hell is Columbo?

[T'wit]

>> 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.

Excellent observation. Thank you.