'Locked-in syndrome' for 27 years following a viral illness: clinical and pathologic findings.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Quadriplegia
- Virus Diseases