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locked-in syndrome

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locked-in syndrome

Rare condition caused by damage to the upper brainstem that leaves the patient conscious but paralysed and mute; his or her only means of communication is by blinking. There are various causes, including stroke, brain tumour and encephalitis.
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Individuals with locked-in syndrome are conscious, can think and reason, though they are unable to speak or move.
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The authors provide specific definitions of alertness, lethargy, obtundation, stupor, and coma, as well as distinguishing between akinetic mutism, coma vigil, apallic state, persistent vegetative state, and locked-in syndrome in chapter 3.
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Individuals with locked-in syndrome are conscious, can think and reason, though they are unable to speak or move.
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