locked-in syndrome (Q794457)
condition in which a patient is aware but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body except for vertical eye movements and blinking
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aliases ventral pontine syndrome
cerebromedullospinal disconnection
de-efferented state
pseudocoma
locked in syndrome
locked-in state
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description condition in which a patient is aware but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body except for vertical eye movements and blinking

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