# Sophia Helena Jongsma

*Born: January 1, 2017*
*Accident: May 2, 2022 (age 5 years, 4 months)*

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## Current Status

- **Tracheostomy** — cannot breathe independently
- **G-tube** — cannot swallow
- **Limited voluntary movement** — shows intent, attempts tasks, but poor motor execution
- **Cognitively aware** — conscious, observing, responding; everyone agrees on this
- **Ongoing improvement** — continues improving at 3.5+ years (impossible with true anoxic injury)

### Care
- Johan is night nurse: 10:30pm – 5:00am weekdays, till 7:00am weekends
- Monitors: camera on bed, pulse-ox, backup babyfoon for alarms
- MiL relieves at 5 or 7am
- Location: Bedroom 1 (St. Petersburg, FL home)

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## The Misdiagnosis

### What They Said
**Diagnosis:** Anoxic brain injury from cardiac arrest
**Prognosis:** Irreversible brain damage, limited recovery potential

### What Actually Happened
**Mechanism:** Elevator compression injury at abdomen/pelvis level
- Caught between elevator floor and car
- Pelvic fractures (left ischial tuberosity, left inferior pubic ramus, left ischium)
- Organ trauma (liver, pancreas) — elevated ALT/AST, amylase
- Neurogenic/vagal shock from compression
- **Heart never stopped** — weak pulse missed during trauma

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## Evidence Against Cardiac Arrest

### Laboratory (May 2, 2022 @ 8:13 PM)
| Finding | Sophia's Value | Expected After 43-66 min Arrest |
|---------|---------------|--------------------------------|
| CO2 (CMP) | 12 mEq/L | >30-40 mEq/L |
| pCO2 (blood gas) | 36-46 mmHg | >80-100 mmHg |
| Venous O2 sat | 71-95% | <30% |
| Lactate | 3.7-5.2 | >15-20 |
| Heart rate when CPR stopped | 114 bpm | 0 or slowly recovering |

**Conclusion:** These values prove circulation was maintained. Heart never stopped.

### EEG (May 2-6, 2022) — Dr. David Mandelbaum, Brown University
- Diagnosed **"severe, diffuse METABOLIC encephalopathy"** — NOT anoxic
- Documented reactivity to stimulation (impossible with anoxic injury)
- No epileptiform activity found
- Pattern consistent with reversible metabolic dysfunction

### Imaging — CT (May 2, 2022)
- **Gray-white differentiation preserved** — rules out anoxic injury
- No diffuse cerebral edema
- Heart "grossly normal" on CT

### Imaging — MRI (May 6, 2022)
**Original radiology report (Dr. Quintana):** Claimed extensive T2 prolongation, restricted diffusion
**Independent review (December 2025):** 
- T2 "abnormalities" are normal gray-white contrast (gray matter is brighter on T2)
- FLAIR shows NO hyperintensity in basal ganglia, thalami, cortex
- DWI is uniformly DARK — no restricted diffusion anywhere
- **Conclusion:** Confirmation bias. Radiologist expected anoxic injury and misread normal findings.

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## Current Diagnosis (Correct)

### Confirmed: Active Hydrocephalus

**MRI December 31, 2025 — FLAIR findings:**
- Temporal horns dilated **15-20mm** (normal: invisible or ≤2mm)
- **Transependymal flow** — white rim/periventricular edema
- CSF forcing through ventricular walls into brain tissue
- This is ACTIVE pressure, not ex vacuo (passive)

**What this means:**
- Treatable with shunt or ETV (endoscopic third ventriculostomy)
- Ongoing pressure is causing symptoms
- Relief could improve function

### Full Diagnosis
- Severe abdominal/pelvic compression injury
- Metabolic encephalopathy (per EEG) — NOT anoxic brain injury
- Active hydrocephalus with transependymal flow
- Autonomic/vagal dysfunction
- Organ damage (liver, pancreas, gut)

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## Key Medical Contacts

### Dr. Neel Madan — Chief of Neuroradiology, Tufts Medical Center
- **Connection:** Neighbor of Johan's colleague
- **Background:** Brown (BS) → NY Medical College (MD) → Pediatric Neuroradiology fellowship at Mass General
- **Expert witness:** 69 cases, 41 publications
- **Specialty:** CSF leaks, hydrocephalus, glymphatic imaging
- **The Sarah Case (Boston Magazine 2020):** Found 52yo woman misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's. Actually had CSF venous fistula. After surgery → dementia gone in 4 days.
- **Status with Sophia:**
  - Already reviewed 2022 MRIs with Johan
  - Confirmed "restricted water motion" finding was incorrect
  - Said condition "may be reversible"
  - Planned to review 12/31/2025 MRI after New Year
  - Currently unavailable: FIL terminally ill, wife away, single parenting
  - Johan reminded 3x — waiting
- **The Plan:** Madan reviews new MRI → recognizes active hydrocephalus → goes to Carl Heilman (neurosurgery chief) → Tufts takes case

### Dr. Carl Heilman — Chief of Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center
- Performed surgery on "Sarah" in the Alzheimer's/CSF leak case
- Would be the surgeon if Tufts takes Sophia's case

### Dr. David Mandelbaum — Neurophysiologist, Brown University
- Read Sophia's EEG May 2-6, 2022
- Correctly diagnosed "metabolic encephalopathy" — not anoxic
- This diagnosis in the record but was ignored

### Dr. Ibrahim
- Treating gut parasites/bacteria (damaged from compression)
- Reducing systemic inflammation
- Recognizes crush injury impact on organs

### Dr. Clark
- Craniosacral/manual therapy
- Found liver "very hard" initially, "80% better" after work
- Discovered C1-C2 torqued/rotated (compensatory from years of pulling)

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## Key Documents

Located in `/home/johan/sophia/`:

| Document | Contents |
|----------|----------|
| `Initial injury/Dossier initial trauma.md` | Complete analysis of May 2, 2022 — labs, imaging, timeline, evidence against cardiac arrest |
| `Sophia's Mechanical Compression From Hypothesis to Confirmation.md` | Compression theory development, MRI analysis, treatment implications |
| `20251205 - INDEPENDENT NEURORADIOLOGY REVIEW.md` | Claude analysis of 2022 MRI — no anoxic findings, radiologist confirmation bias |
| `hydrocephalus.pdf` | Analysis of 12/31/2025 FLAIR showing active hydrocephalus |

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## Timeline

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| Jan 1, 2017 | Sophia born |
| **May 2, 2022** | Elevator accident, ~7:30 PM |
| May 2, 2022 | EMS arrival 7:41 PM, hospital 8:13 PM |
| May 2, 2022 | HR 114 found when compressions stopped (8:36 PM) |
| May 2, 2022 | CT shows preserved gray-white differentiation |
| May 2-6, 2022 | EEG: "metabolic encephalopathy" (Mandelbaum) |
| May 6, 2022 | MRI misread as showing anoxic injury |
| 2022-2025 | Treatment for presumed anoxic brain injury |
| Late 2025 | Craniosacral therapist feels "pocket of fluid" |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Independent review of 2022 MRI — no anoxic findings |
| **Dec 31, 2025** | New MRI shows active hydrocephalus |
| Jan 2026 | Waiting for Dr. Madan to review new MRI |

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## Symptoms Explained by Compression + Hydrocephalus

| Symptom | Explanation |
|---------|-------------|
| Cannot swallow | Brainstem compression (nucleus ambiguus) |
| Cannot speak | Vagal nerve compression + respiratory control |
| Limited movement | Motor tract compression at cervicomedullary junction |
| Requires trach | Respiratory center compression |
| Fluctuating symptoms | Pressure varies with position, inflammation |
| Preserved cognition | Cortex intact, only brainstem compressed |
| Ongoing improvement | Viable tissue recovering, not dead neurons |
| Position affects vitals | Right side intolerance = pressure shifts |
| Head throws left (98%) | Reflexive escape from right-sided irritation |

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## What Needs to Happen

1. **Dr. Madan reviews 12/31/2025 MRI** — sees active hydrocephalus
2. **Madan goes to Heilman** — "We have another Sarah"
3. **Tufts takes the case** — proper neurosurgical evaluation
4. **Shunt or ETV** — relieve the pressure
5. **Reassess** — what function returns when pressure is gone

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## Notes

- Every radiologist who reads "history of anoxic brain injury" stops thinking
- Johan has had to become the expert because experts failed
- inou was built for this — AI doesn't have diagnosis to confirm, looks at actual data
- This is not about blame — it's about getting correct treatment NOW
