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Tanuki

(15,102 posts)
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 09:23 AM Sep 7

Why isn't anyone talking about Trump's CT scan?

Shortly after the Butler earshot incident, he had the pill-pushing Ronny Jackson release a "summary" in lieu of an actual medical record or official report. Jackson mentioned in passing that a CT scan had been done as part of the post-shooting evaluation at Butler Hospital. Although obviously negative for anything specific to the shooting, I would be extremely interested in what the scan may have revealed about the general status of his brain. Given all the legitimate concerns about his cognitive decline, did the scan show evidence of anything like diffuse white matter disease, mini-strokes, etc.? You just know that if the scan was "perfect," he and his handlers would have put it out there right away. What's he hiding, and why is the media ignoring the existence of this potentially important data?

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Why isn't anyone talking about Trump's CT scan? (Original Post) Tanuki Sep 7 OP
They didn't find anything in his head doc03 Sep 7 #1
Except maybe images of hamberders, and golf clubs BlueKota Sep 7 #2
That's a lie. tavernier Sep 7 #3
No. it's full of Jerry2144 Sep 7 #16
and windmills! orleans Sep 7 #17
Speaking of windmills... meow2u3 Sep 7 #36
i love this! it was soooo good! thank you for sharing this with me. nt orleans Sep 7 #38
An empty vacuum with only mist, smoke, and toxic gases in djt's head.. magicarpet Sep 7 #5
Back in the day, Codifer Sep 7 #25
Perfect vacuums are rare - the SlobFathers is the best ever. NoMoreRepugs Sep 7 #4
You beat me to it bucolic_frolic Sep 7 #6
Requires further study birdographer Sep 7 #7
Trump has been saying he "took a bullet to the head.," at rallies. Of course, the media do not ask any questions. Doodley Sep 7 #8
still trying to milk it DoBW Sep 7 #10
Maybe RFK Jr's brain worm is in there? yellowcanine Sep 7 #9
Ronny Jackson will never talk, and besides that, patient privacy and HIPAA regs FakeNoose Sep 7 #11
Funny how they get all uptight about HIPAA and patient privacy when it's a male Republican... bluesbassman Sep 7 #12
Except for having mentioned the existence of the CT, Tanuki Sep 7 #13
All kidding aside, at his age he may have a case of hydrocephalus going on that they are not mentioning. mitch96 Sep 7 #14
i tend to agree. barbtries Sep 7 #15
Scanned his brain and found nothing. Orrex Sep 7 #18
Nothing that Jackson says can assumed to be true Wiz Imp Sep 7 #19
CT actually wouldn't show much. It is better AllyCat Sep 7 #20
We won't get any medical reports just like we didn't get his tax returns or college grades. sinkingfeeling Sep 7 #21
Bingo! Beat me to it. Golden Raisin Sep 7 #30
That C T is in the same place as those bone spur X-Rays surfered Sep 7 #22
Were there worms? Snakes? twodogsbarking Sep 7 #23
Because maybe the CT Scan never happened... judy Sep 7 #24
There was nothing on it. Ocelot II Sep 7 #26
Nobody ever mentions the echo either... Hugin Sep 7 #29
Why? Because the G.O.P. treats Americans like "suckers and losers" BoRaGard Sep 7 #27
He mentioned it it, but did he actually have one? liberal N proud Sep 7 #28
Did he actually have a brain? Wednesdays Sep 7 #31
Maybe, maybe not, but why not call their bluff? Tanuki Sep 7 #33
The puppet masters believe JD Vance would make a fine little Worker-Puppet ?? chouchou Sep 7 #32
CT scans aren't magic and won't diagnose early dementias Warpy Sep 7 #34
Jackson didn't order the CT. The Trump campaign Tanuki Sep 7 #35
It's still not a conspiracy of silence Warpy Sep 7 #37

orleans

(34,541 posts)
17. and windmills!
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 11:20 AM
Sep 7



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Like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning
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Or a carnival balloon
Like a carousel that's burning
Running rings around the moon

Like a clock whose hands are sweeping
Past the minutes of its face
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Codifer

(714 posts)
25. Back in the day,
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:02 PM
Sep 7

Dizzy Dean, the ball player, was beaned by a pitch. There was some concern and a medical examination was performed.

News headline read "X-rays of Dean's head reveal nothing".

Edit to add: Dizzy was not hit by a pitch. He was struck by an errant throw while base running.



birdographer

(2,164 posts)
7. Requires further study
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 09:58 AM
Sep 7

The initial scan showed what appeared to be a family of squirrels chewing through wires in the frontal lobe, and hundreds of bees buzzing around the rest of the cranial area. There was the appearance of normal brain matter in a lower section, roughly the size of a walnut. Medical staff agreed not to reveal this finding at this time.

Doodley

(9,902 posts)
8. Trump has been saying he "took a bullet to the head.," at rallies. Of course, the media do not ask any questions.
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 10:00 AM
Sep 7

bluesbassman

(19,660 posts)
12. Funny how they get all uptight about HIPAA and patient privacy when it's a male Republican...
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 10:17 AM
Sep 7

But Ken Paxton and other red state AGs have no problem demanding medical records from out of state hospitals for reproductive care and gender affirming care to people who have gone there seeking medical care they can’t receive in their home state.

Tanuki

(15,102 posts)
13. Except for having mentioned the existence of the CT,
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 10:18 AM
Sep 7

Ronny Jackson is a cypher in all of this. I am not suggesting that he be questioned about it. We are all familiar with HIPAA. However, when a man with obvious cognitive impairment is itching to get his finger on the nuclear button and is bent on establishing an authoritarian autocracy, I would think there would be some discussion of an existing CT scan and pressure on him to authorize its release directly from his medical file. We deserve to know just what it is that he is hiding.

mitch96

(14,428 posts)
14. All kidding aside, at his age he may have a case of hydrocephalus going on that they are not mentioning.
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 11:05 AM
Sep 7

Last edited Sat Sep 7, 2024, 02:16 PM - Edit history (1)

This is normal getting on in years (78) and might be his reason for acting "weird" with a bit of dementia going on.. The "crazy grandpa" syndrome.
Pics of a normal brain and a hydrocephalic brain on the right. Notice the increase of black on the right. This is an increase of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) collection taking up the space where the normal brain tissue has
"left the building"...
A thought..

Wiz Imp

(324 posts)
19. Nothing that Jackson says can assumed to be true
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 11:24 AM
Sep 7

Until it is confirmed by the hospital or doctor(s) themselves, I would guess there was no CT scan.

AllyCat

(16,774 posts)
20. CT actually wouldn't show much. It is better
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 11:37 AM
Sep 7

For looking at hard structures like bone. Would show if his brain was nonexistent or shrunken though.

judy

(1,947 posts)
24. Because maybe the CT Scan never happened...
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:01 PM
Sep 7

Trump's ear doesn't show any damage, and the Convention bandage was ridiculous. What Ronny Jackson says should be taken with a whole shaker of salt...

Hugin

(34,293 posts)
29. Nobody ever mentions the echo either...
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:14 PM
Sep 7

It’s the best echo. Some people say it’s echo-ier than the Matterhorn or Grand Canyon. People with tears in their eyes make echoes!

( Maybe there’s a tiny little alien in there with levers and gears? Call MiB RFN!!!11iii!!! )

BoRaGard

(2,139 posts)
27. Why? Because the G.O.P. treats Americans like "suckers and losers"
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:05 PM
Sep 7

and they'll ramp that evil lying controlling shit up if they can get their greasy hands on Real Power again.

Tanuki

(15,102 posts)
33. Maybe, maybe not, but why not call their bluff?
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:23 PM
Sep 7

If there really is a scan, and it shows significant pathology, that is huge. If there's no scan, Ronny Jackdson is guilty of a severe breach of ethics for attesting that there was one. I'm not willing to just shrug this off with "meh, there's probably not really a scan." I find the lack of curiosity about this puzzling.

Warpy

(112,767 posts)
34. CT scans aren't magic and won't diagnose early dementias
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:33 PM
Sep 7

They're great for tumors, cysts and bleeds but not so great at picking up very subtle changes. Most likely Jackson ordered this one because he wanted a baseline CT scan. A rrepeat scan in a couple of years will most likely show changes when compared to this one, but most likely this one was completely normal.

IOW, we haven't heard about it because right now there is nothing going on inside his head. But we knew that.

Tanuki

(15,102 posts)
35. Jackson didn't order the CT. The Trump campaign
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:49 PM
Sep 7

had him look over the records from when Trump was taken to Butler Hospital after the shooting and write a "summary letter" even though he was not involved in any way. He mentioned in passing that Butler's post-shooting workup included a head CT but didn't say anything else about it. Jackson's letter was clearly intended to stop people from asking to hear from the hospital ream who actually examined him after the shooting incident.
Don't you think that if the scan had been "completely normal," he would have made a point of saying so?

Warpy

(112,767 posts)
37. It's still not a conspiracy of silence
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 03:21 PM
Sep 7

because even if TFG had raging Covid brain, a CT wouldn;'t have shown much, if anything. It doesn't show small clots or small infarcts.

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