Word: brained
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Hospital, a gentle, cool customer, another instant media star. Secret Service Agent Timothy J. McCarthy was hit in the stomach, but doing well. D.C. Policeman Thomas K. Delahanty was hit in the shoulder and neck; his condition was stable. A .22-cal. bullet passed through Jim Brady's brain. And the President? He became his chest for the moment: the bullet entered here, bounced off this, settled in that. There was "oxygenation" and a "thoracotomy" and some "peritoneal lavage" to boot...
Brady was by far the most seriously injured. A bullet entered his forehead just over his left eye and crossed through to the right side of his brain. Word quickly spread that he had died, causing gasps and sobs in the White House West Wing among aides and members of the seasoned press corps, for whom Brady, through his wit and warmth, had become more of a joyous friend than a mere professional colleague. For five hours, surgeons working with the aid of a microscope performed a delicate craniotomy, lifting off the top of his skull to remove a significant...
...Brady, the prognosis was not as good, though he surprised doctors by his survival. At week's end, although the danger of infection or swelling still lurked, he was taken off the critical list. Brain tissue recovers so slowly that it may be as much as a year before the full extent of any permanent damage is known. Until then, each sign of improvement is being watched closely and reported hopefully. He has been able to move his right arm and leg on command. There has even been some movement of his left side. He has also been able...
...curiosity of evolution, every human skull harbors a prehistoric vestige: a reptilian brain...
...Brain, Cook...