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In some cases, patients who have an incomplete form of locked-in syndrome may regain the ability to live functionally. Studies of patients with locked-in syndrome show that those with the classic form of the condition may regain some limited motor function, but he or she rarely reach any functional independence. Those with the incomplete form… Read More

Patients with locked-in syndrome can hear you and may be able to respond. He or she typically has global paralysis, except for blinking and vertical eye movements. Some can answer yes or no questions by blinking or moving their eyes if you establish a code beforehand. Today, those with locked-in syndrome may be able to… Read More

The area of the brain that can cause locked-in syndrome (the pons) following a stroke is the same area of the brain that regulates pace and depth of autonomic breathing. For this reason, there is significant danger of pulmonary complications with locked-in syndrome. This is true both during the acute phase of a stroke that… Read More

Many patients die in the first hours or days following a brain stem or pontine stroke, often of pulmonary complications. Others are not diagnosed soon enough and die from the withdrawal of support. However, those who receive quality supportive care, get diagnosed, and learn to communicate may live for decades. At least one study reports… Read More

A traumatic brain injury, stroke, or hemorrhage that affects the brain stem can lead to locked in syndrome while similar injuries to other parts of the brain can instead cause a vegetative state. While each condition has its own symptoms, those in a vegetative state have no awareness of the world around them while patients… Read More