How Does Locked-In Syndrome Affect the Human Nervous System?
Locked-in syndrome occurs when an injury to the brainstem prevents the brain from communicating with the spinal cord and the rest of the human nervous system. Most commonly, this type...
Do Patients With Locked-In Syndrome Experience Physical Pain?
Some people diagnosed with locked-in syndrome continue to feel pain and retain sensation throughout their body or in limited areas of their body. Every case of locked-in syndrome is different,...
How to Communicate With Someone Who Has Locked-In Syndrome
Patients with locked-in syndrome can hear you and may be able to respond. They typically have global paralysis, except for blinking and vertical eye movements. Some can answer yes or...
Can You Sue for Locked-In Syndrome?
You may be able to sue for locked-in syndrome if you can establish that your loved one’s condition stemmed from medical negligence. What Is Locked-In Syndrome? We know that doctors...
Excerpt & Case Study: Medical Failures That Cause LIS
Locked-in syndrome, a condition in which a person remains fully conscious and aware while almost entirely paralyzed, is rare. The medical failures that lead to it are not. In our...
Books on Locked-In Syndrome: A Comprehensive Literature Review
The following books offer a rare window into locked-in syndrome: a condition where the mind stays fully alert while the body is almost entirely paralyzed. Each memoir below comes at...