Locked-in syndrome: Report of a case

Ugo E. Gallo; Phil B. Fontanarosa

doi:10.1016/0735-6757(89)90278-7

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Locked-in syndrome: Report of a case

Ugo E. Gallo, MD

Phil B. Fontanarosa, MD

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(89)90278-7

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Abstract

Locked-in syndrome is a unique clinical condition associated with ventral pontine lesions. The locked-in state is characterized by tetraplegia and mutism with maintenance of alertness as well as vertical eye movements and eye blinking, by which communication is possible. A case of locked-in syndrome in a 58-year-old man that demonstrates the clinical manifestations of the disorder is reported. Unless the physician is familiar with the signs and symptoms of the locked-in syndrome, the diagnosis may be missed and the patient may erroneously be considered comatose.

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Locked-in syndrome, pontine lesions, tetraplegia

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