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Woman survives ‘internal decapitation’
Skull separated from her spine in car crash, although she wasn't paralyzed

Updated: 9:56 a.m. ET May 17, 2007

DENVER - Even her surgeon calls her a miracle.

Shannon Malloy was critically injured Jan. 25 when a car crash slammed her into the dashboard. Her skull separated from her spine, although her skin, spinal cord and other internal organs remained intact.

The rare condition is known as clinically as internal decapitation, and it left her with no control over her head.

Her injuries left Malloy with nerve damage that made her eyes cross, and she has difficulty swallowing. She was not paralyzed. She told her story to Denver station KMGH-TV.

Dr. Gary Ghiselli, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Denver Spine Center, said he and his colleagues had never seen such an injury in someone still living.

“I’ve seen it once before,” Ghiselli said, “and, unfortunately, the patient didn’t make it.”

Even after the crash, physicians in Nebraska, where Malloy lives, told relatives they should prepare to say their goodbyes.

Ghiselli said a will to survive kept Malloy, 30, alive long enough for surgeons to insert screws in her head and neck and attach a halo to minimize movement — no easy task.

“My skull slipped off my neck about five times,” Malloy said. “Every time they tried to screw this to my head, I would slip.”

Doctors eventually stabilized her head and strengthened her neck. The halo has since been removed.

“It’s a miracle that she was able to survive from the actual accident,” Ghiselli said. “It’s a miracle that she’s made the progress that she’s made.”

I hope her doctors gave her a heads-up about the difficulties of getting ahead in the world after surgery.

That was so awful it made me wince.

That whole ordeal sounds like a big pain in the neck.

She has a good head on her shoulders.

At least she kept a stiff upper lip.

Would that not screw you up having to go through something like that..

I would imagine that she would have looked much like one of those infernal bobble-head dolls for a time.

I swear if she doesn't get her head screwed on right, it's going to be bad news for her.

I sure hope her doctors boned up on the reattachment procedure before attempting it.

She'd lose her head if it wasn't screwed on.

I've heard of a slip of the tongue, but this is ridiculous!

Quote from: schild on May 23, 2007, 09:15:14 AM

I hate you people.

Don't lose your head over it. You certainly don't want to blow your top.

That bitch is just playing head games.

You guys are all just mad that she is a head of the media blitz.

I hope she doesn't nod off during all these interviews. She must have had it up to here with all the talking heads on TV.

All these bad puns are giving me a headache.

It wasn't like her at all to lose her head in a critical situation, but she had.

I wonder if she still can give a head in her condition.

Sinij lost. He just made some shit up. Thread over.

Edit: Austin Power is ashamed of all of you.