Terri Schiavo Medical History

Terri Schiavo’s Story – Terri Schiavo

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In 1990, at the age of 26, Terri suffered a mysterious cardio-respiratory arrest for which no cause has ever been determined. She was diagnosed with hypoxic encephalopathy – neurological injury caused by lack of oxygen to the brain. Terri was placed on a ventilator, …

The Terri Schiavo Saga: The Making of a Tragedy and …

https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(11)61439-0/fulltext

On March 31, 2005, a 41-year-old woman, Theresa Marie Schiavo (born December 3, 1963), died, the final complication of a cardiac arrest on February 25, 1990. Her …

Terri Schiavo case - Wikipedia

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The Terri Schiavo Case - Centers for Disease Control …

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Another groundbreaking and more recent case involved Terri Schiavo, a resident of St. Petersburg, Florida. Terri collapsed on February 25, 1990, from cardiac arrest and …

A look back: The Terri Schiavo case - CBS News

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In 1990, 26-year-old Terri Schiavo fell into a persistent vegetative state after suffering cardiac arrest. A fierce highly public battle took place between her parents, Robert and Mary...

The Terri Schiavo case: legal, ethical, and medical …

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Although tragic, the plight of Terri Schiavo provides a valuable case study. The conflicts and misunderstandings surrounding her situation offer …

Terri Schiavo Impact on Right to Die Movement | Time

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Then came Terri Schiavo. Ten years ago, Schiavo—a severely brain-damaged Florida woman—became a national symbol for how not to die in America. At its heart, the case was a family squabble....

Terri Schiavo autopsy says she was brain damaged, …

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Schiavo had been in what court-appointed physicians diagnosed as a “persistent vegetative state” since 1990, when she collapsed from what was initially diagnosed as a heart attack …

The challenge of Terri Schiavo: lessons for bioethics

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Since her collapse in 1990, Mrs Schiavo had been assumed to be in a “persistent vegetative state”, legally defined in a Florida statute as a “permanent and irreversible condition of …