Clodagh Dunlop describes terror of waking up with locked-in syndrome
Clodagh Dunlop, 35, from Magherafelt, County Londonderry, said she became a 'prisoner' in her own body after getting locked-in syndrome, following a massive stroke. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New Technology Could Restore Paralysis Patients' Power Of Speech
Individuals suffering from speech disorders or severe muscular weakness soon may have a way to communicate with doctors and loved ones just by breathing their words. A new augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device uses an algorithm that learns speech patterns from a patient’s breath, and researchers say the technology could prove particularly useful in intensive care units by establishing early diagnosis of locked-in syndrome. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - September 4, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news

European Court rejects British pair’s right-to-die case
Paralysed man and widow of victim of locked-in syndrome took legal challenge (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - July 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Right-to-die: European court rejects Paul Lamb and Tony Nickinson's widow case
Paralysed former builder and family of late locked-in syndrome sufferer lose latest right-to-die legal challenge at European Court of Human Rights (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - July 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Paul Lamb locked-in ECHR Tony Nicklinson European Court of Human Rights rejected right-to-die Source Type: news

Man sings Les Misérables song Bring Him Home for brother with locked-in syndrome
Footage of Mark McMullan from Northern Ireland singing to his severely disabled brother has gone viral online (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

South Africa: Imagine Being Trapped Inside Your Own Body for 12 Years - With Only Barney the Purple Dinosaur to Keep You Company
[The Daily Vox]Martin Pistorius, who suffered from "locked-in syndrome", spent 12 years in a vegetative state. Entirely conscious - but unable to communicate - he was placed in a care home, where he was left to watch reruns and almost driven mad by a certain purple dinosaur. Today he's made a recovery, is married, and has a successful career. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 15, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Locked-in syndrome caused by the pressure exerted by the sound gun - Ozer AB, Demirel I, Bayar MK, Gunduz G, Tokdemir M.
A 19-year-old male patient who wounded himself with a gun in the cranial region had a Glasgow coma scale of 3E. At posttraumatic day 7, locked-in syndrome was considered upon detection of vertical eye movements, meaningful winks, and quadriplegia. Apart fr... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 10, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

'Brain box' allows paralyzed to make music
Ever since musician Eduardo Miranda met a patient with locked in syndrome 11 years ago, he has been on a mission to create a way for the paralyzed to make music. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - December 23, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tears of joy as woman with locked-in syndrome comes home
Catherine O’Leary had series of strokes during surgery after complaining of constant hiccups (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - September 2, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dawn Faizey-Webster: a triumph of the heart
Dawn Faizey-Webster, who has near total paralysis, tells Victoria Lambert about a life full of achievements (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - August 10, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: blinking locked-in syndrome dawn faizey webster degree Source Type: news

Mother with locked-in syndrome "cried inside" over baby son
Dawn Faizey Webster was struck down with locked-in syndrome and now only sees her baby boy during the holidays (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - August 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

AUDIO: Locked-in syndrome mum passes degree
A mother with locked-in syndrome has passed her university degree after six years. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tony Nicklinson: A father's fight for right to die is carried on after his death
The nine-year legal challenge started by Tony Nicklinson, who suffered from 'locked-in' syndrome for seven years, ends next week. His family tell Sarah Rainey about their battle (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - June 21, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What it's like to have locked-in syndrome
After suffering a stroke, Richard Marsh was unable to move but could still hear a conversation between doctors and his wife about whether to turn off his life support (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - June 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news