No USB, iSight, Bluetooth, keyboard (water damage)

This is a peculiar problem, as I have not been able to find anyone else experiencing the same thing. I have a 2006 MacBook Pro. A few months ago, I spilled a bit of water on it (I know, I know...shame on me). Shut it off for a few days. When I powered on, everything worked fine except the S, Z, M, left apple, and left option keys. After a few more days, they all quit. Then would come back on making random characters and typing nonsense characters without touching it. Then would work fine (with the exception of the previously mentioned keys). This repeated for a while. Soon the USB went out. Next the iSight and the Bluetooth. The keyboard has now stopped functioning completely.
The odd thing is...the trackpad works fine, and the backlight is functioning normally. I can use a keyboard via USB, but it won't send enough power to turn lights on (caps lock, num lock). They will not recognize an external hard drive, or iPhone. However, upon booting, it will send a brief charge to an iPhone, then stop. I'm guessing it is a logic board problem, but I was wondering if anyone knows what the culprit could be if not. If so, is there a way to fix it?
In short, keyboard, USB, iSight, and Bluetooth, not working. Trackpad, backlight, FireWire, and everything else functions normally.

The only way to get everything up and running is to take your machine to your local Apple Store or an AASP and have them run diagnostics on it. It's likely that you fried some part of the logic board with your liquid spill and it will likely take a logic board replacement to 'fix' everything. While it might be quite expensive, you could always ask about the Apple Flat-Rate Repair Pricing scheme - maybe you can get the whole computer serviced for less than $350.
Clinton

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