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Preferred term

Locked-In Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Cerebromedullospinal Disconnection
  • Cerebromedullospinal Disconnections
  • Ventral Pontine Syndrome
  • Ventral Pontine Syndromes

Scope note

  • Acquired neuromuscular disorder characterized by complete paralysis of voluntary muscles and lower CRANIAL NERVES except for limited voluntary eye movements. It is due to various cerebrospinal disconnections at or near the PONS and the POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA, typically secondary to pontine hemorrhage or infarct. Because cognitive function is intact it is sometimes referred to as a pseudocoma state.

History note

  • 2020(1981)

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000080422

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