locked-in syndrome

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locked-in syndrome

(Medicine / Pathology) a condition in which a person is conscious but unable to move any part of the body except the eyes: results from damage to the brainstem

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No references found			Often following a stroke or an injury to the brain stem, locked-in syndrome is characterized by the paralysis of the voluntary muscles in all parts of the body except those that control eye movement, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Syndrome described as 'living in death' MEDICAL: Condition afflicts ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) She has been diagnosed with Locked-in Syndrome and the O'Learys will talk about their constant struggle with her condition. We love telly; Colette goes it alone by The Mirror (London, England) Locked-in Syndrome was made famous by the case of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a French journalist who wrote his bestselling autobiography 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' by blinking an eye. Young Brit mother raises her kids by blinking by Asian News International			lock on lock on to lock out Lock plate Lock rail Lock rand lock ring lock step lock stitch lock together lock up Lock washer Lock-down lock-gate lock-in lock-on lock-up lock-up option Lock-weir lockable lockage lockbox lockdown Locke locked locked-in syndrome Locked-jaw Locken locker locker room locker-room Lockerbie locket lockfast locking locking pliers lockjaw lockkeeper Lockless Lockman lockmaster locknut lockout Lockram lockring lockset locksmith lockstep lockstitch lockup Lockwood			Locked Out Locked Out Locked Out locked phone Locked Rotor Amperage Locked Rotor Current Locked Rotor Torque locked twins Locked Up Locked Up Locked Up Locked Up Locked Up Locked Up Locked Up (Remix) locked-coil rope Locked-in Locked-in Income Fund locked-in interest rate Locked-In Interest Rates locked-in line Locked-In Retirement Account Locked-In Retirement Account Locked-In Retirement Fund Locked-In Retirement Income Fund Locked-in Retirement Income Funds Locked-in Retirement Savings Plan Locked-in state Locked-in state Locked-in state locked-in syndrome Locked-jaw locked-oscillator detector locked-rotor current Locked-Up Trunk Scan locked-wire rope Lockeed Martin Global Telecommunications Locken Locken Locken Locken Locken Locken locker locker locker locker locker locker plant locker room Locker Room Collection Lumber locker rooms Locker-Lampson, Frederick locker-room locker-room Lockerbe Lockerbe Lockerbe Lockerbie Lockerbie Lockerbie

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