locked-in syndrome
Britishnoun
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The scientists brimmed with excitement over the potentially life-altering medical applications of such a device — restoring communication to people with locked-in syndrome, for instance, whose near full-body paralysis made talking impossible.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024
Adam, Hannah and their 20-year-old twin children, Mia and John, face struggles with Eugene that reflect the author’s research into locked-in syndrome.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
The system could someday aid individuals who have lost their ability to communicate because of brain injury, stroke, or locked-in syndrome, a type of paralysis in which individuals are conscious but paralyzed.
From Science Magazine ● May 1, 2023
One can get some idea through the lens of locked-in syndrome, in which people may have normal or near-normal cognition but are unable to control most motor movements.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 21, 2022
A person with locked-in syndrome is both conscious and aware, but completely paralysed and unable to speak.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2022
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