she was admitted following bilateral blurry vision. had a hx of migraine. went in, did a CT scan, suggestive of possibly a sinus venous thrombosis. i saw her. i talked to her two times. then just now, when i see her again, she was in the intensive care unit. she is lying in the bed, unable to move or communicate. the consultant fear for the worst. she might have a locked in syndrome. my heart sank there and then...
Q - what is locked in syndrome ???
A - is a condition in which a patient is aware and awake, but cannot move or communicate due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body. It is the result of a brain stem lesion in which the ventral part of the pons is damaged. The condition has been described as "the closest thing to being buried alive". They communicate by moving and blinking their eyes which are not affected.
*credit to Wikipedia*
Q - what is locked in syndrome ???
A - is a condition in which a patient is aware and awake, but cannot move or communicate due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body. It is the result of a brain stem lesion in which the ventral part of the pons is damaged. The condition has been described as "the closest thing to being buried alive". They communicate by moving and blinking their eyes which are not affected.
*credit to Wikipedia*
