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Locked In Syndrome is when a person has lost nearly all of the voluntary muscle movement in their body, but is still completely awake and aware of their surroundings.
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- Movement usually limited to eye muscles
- Results in quadriplegia
- Victim unable to speak
- Common causes: stroke, traumatic brain injury
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Locked-in syndrome: An entry from Thomson Gale's <i>Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders</i> - $1.45
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sigh.. may as well have "locked in" syndrome.. or w/e its called..
@Moosey0253 | November 09, 2009 04:58 AM -
Locked in syndrome sketch on armstrong and miller, can honestly say i've never seen that before
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is it sad tht i'm considering doing paper on House 4 my value seminar clss i cn do it on Isolation or illness. such as locked in syndrome.
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