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DR. CORNEL:
This was a CT scan obtained in
mid November and, again, it's far from normal.
The ventricals are filled with cerebral spinal
fluid. These are much larger than normal. The
brain looks somewhat shrunken away. There's more
fluid around than we normally see.
There is loss of differentiation
between the gray matter and the white matter.
Just as we saw with the electroencephalogram
there is no sign of any hemorrhage or stroke or
clots.
We have seen pictures like this
in other children who have just had long, severe
illness following cardiac surgery with full
recovery. So a picture like this is not
indicative, for sure, of any good or bad
outcome. It's just something to worry about.
I don't have a follow-up study,
unfortunately, perhaps fortunately. She has a
strong mind of her own and is not keen on
coming to the hospital. As we have heard that is a
common attitude.
