tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424288185418554374.post318580191944567050..comments2023-12-23T20:32:03.960-08:00Comments on otherspoon: Terri Schiavo And A New Study That Looks at the Vegetative State.Ann Neumannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13690469764844904030noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4424288185418554374.post-65589839728357897922010-02-06T10:12:43.972-08:002010-02-06T10:12:43.972-08:00Mrs Schiavos multiple CT scans clearly demonstrate...Mrs Schiavos multiple CT scans clearly demonstrated hydrocephalus ex-vacuo.<br /><br />A major reason (but not the only reason) it is an oft quoted comment from media interviewed scientists and doctors that Terri Schiavo isn’t comparable to patients such as Rom Houben is that no doctor has suggested that hydrocephalus ex-vacuo is an aspect of Rom Houbens condition.<br /><br />It has never been indicated, implied or plainly stated that ANY of the other patients being discussed (in the more recent medical journal cases and medical studies) had the demonstrable hydrocephalus ex-vacuo of Mrs Schiavo or anything close to it.<br /><br />It isn't just the mechanism and cause of the injury that differentiates these patients (anoxic injury versus traumatic injury) but the very obvious and well documented extent of the damage in Mrs Schiavos case. <br /><br />These doctors and scientists are trying to maintain a level of credibility and respect for themselves and their work.<br /><br />They know full well that even attempting to draw comparisons between what was left of Mrs Schiavos brain and the brain(s) of the patients in these latest studies would be absurd- but of course the reporters don't have a clue about the ridiculous nature of such questions or the aburdity of such questions and so the question always gets asked. <br /><br />Quinlan used to be the favorite case that reporters felt everyone could relate to. Now its Schiavo.Amazednoreply@blogger.com