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locked-in syndrome

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noun

  1. a condition in which a person is conscious but unable to move any part of the body except the eyes: results from damage to the brainstem

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

In a separate study of more than 3,000 healthy people, more than half said they would not want to be kept alive with locked-in syndrome.

From Salon ● Aug. 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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