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Locked-In Syndrome in Children: Report of Five Cases and Review of the Literature
Pediatric Neurology , 09/22/09

Bruno HA et al. – The locked–in syndrome is a rare neurologic disorder defined by the presence of sustained eye opening; preserved awareness; aphonia or hypophonia; quadriplegia or quadriparesis; and a primary mode of communication that uses vertical or lateral eye movement or blinking. According to the literature, the most common etiology of locked–in syndrome in children is ventral pontine stroke, most frequently caused by a vertebrobasilar artery thrombosis or occlusion.

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