Locked-in, walked out

Locked in syndrome is typically associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We report a patient who had an unusually good recovery from locked in syndrome due to pontine infarction. The good recovery exhibited by our patient may have resulted from resolution of oedema at the site of infarct...

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Autores principales: Kearney, Seamus, McCann, John, Hawkins, Stanley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Ulster Medical Society 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3605527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23526844
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description Locked in syndrome is typically associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We report a patient who had an unusually good recovery from locked in syndrome due to pontine infarction. The good recovery exhibited by our patient may have resulted from resolution of oedema at the site of infarction and brainstem plasticity being augmented by initial supportive measures in the intensive care unit and early, intensive rehabilitation.
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spelling pubmed-36055272013-03-22 Locked-in, walked out Kearney, Seamus McCann, John Hawkins, Stanley Ulster Med J Case Report Locked in syndrome is typically associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We report a patient who had an unusually good recovery from locked in syndrome due to pontine infarction. The good recovery exhibited by our patient may have resulted from resolution of oedema at the site of infarction and brainstem plasticity being augmented by initial supportive measures in the intensive care unit and early, intensive rehabilitation. The Ulster Medical Society 2011-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3605527/ /pubmed/23526844 Text en © The Ulster Medical Society, 2011
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