‘Locked‐in syndrome’ for 27 years following a viral illness
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Neurology
- Vol. 41 (4) , 498
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.41.4.498
Abstract
We describe a man who, after a presumed encephalitic illness, was “locked-in” for 27 years. His CT and autopsy findings showed atrophy of the brainstem and a cystic lesion at the base of the pons. He survived longer than most other patients in a similar state.Keywords
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