Posttraumatic Locked-in Syndrome from Combined Brainstem and Upper Cervical Injury in Childhood: A Case Report
Neurochirurgie. 2022 May 26:S0028-3770(22)00096-0. doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2022.05.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLocked in syndrome (LIS) is a condition characterized by quadriplegia, lower cranial nerve palsies and mutism in which only vertical eye movements and upper eyelid movements are preserved while the patient's state of consciousness is intact and the most common cause is Pontine infarction after vertebrobasilar system occlusion. We hereby present a case report of LIS secondary to cervicomedullary contusion after head trauma. Due to the possibility of neurological recovery, early and accurate diagnosis is import...
Source: Neurochirurgie - June 1, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tufan Agah Kartum Gul çin Baş Rah şan Kemerdere Mehmet Murat Hanc ı Source Type: research
Posttraumatic Locked-in Syndrome from Combined Brainstem and Upper Cervical Injury in Childhood: A Case Report
Neurochirurgie. 2022 May 26:S0028-3770(22)00096-0. doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2022.05.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLocked in syndrome (LIS) is a condition characterized by quadriplegia, lower cranial nerve palsies and mutism in which only vertical eye movements and upper eyelid movements are preserved while the patient's state of consciousness is intact and the most common cause is Pontine infarction after vertebrobasilar system occlusion. We hereby present a case report of LIS secondary to cervicomedullary contusion after head trauma. Due to the possibility of neurological recovery, early and accurate diagnosis is import...
Source: Neuro-Chirurgie - June 1, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tufan Agah Kartum Gul çin Baş Rah şan Kemerdere Mehmet Murat Hanc ı Source Type: research
Posttraumatic Locked-in Syndrome from Combined Brainstem and Upper Cervical Injury in Childhood: A Case Report
Neurochirurgie. 2022 May 26:S0028-3770(22)00096-0. doi: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2022.05.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLocked in syndrome (LIS) is a condition characterized by quadriplegia, lower cranial nerve palsies and mutism in which only vertical eye movements and upper eyelid movements are preserved while the patient's state of consciousness is intact and the most common cause is Pontine infarction after vertebrobasilar system occlusion. We hereby present a case report of LIS secondary to cervicomedullary contusion after head trauma. Due to the possibility of neurological recovery, early and accurate diagnosis is import...
Source: Neurochirurgie - June 1, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tufan Agah Kartum Gul çin Baş Rah şan Kemerdere Mehmet Murat Hanc ı Source Type: research
Dramatic neuromuscular paralysis following occult snakebites: An awareness for the primary care physician
We report a series of three cases in which young males presented with dramatic neuromuscular paralysis and were likely suffering from elapid snake bites. Each of these patients presented an intriguing clinical challenge and had different in-hospital outcomes. Primary care physicians in the emergency department are usually the first respondents to such patients. Owing to a lack of snake bite history and unavailability of specific diagnostic tests, severe envenomation presents a challenge for physicians, unless they are aware of it and a high level of suspicion is maintained.PMID:35309641 | PMC:PMC8930138 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc...
Source: Primary Care - March 21, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Vishal Mehta Ritesh Kumar Rathod Prabhakar Chandra B Sharma Aneesha Thomas Source Type: research
Brain-Computer Interface: Applications to Speech Decoding and Synthesis to Augment Communication
AbstractDamage or degeneration of motor pathways necessary for speech and other movements, as in brainstem strokes or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), can interfere with efficient communication without affecting brain structures responsible for language or cognition. In the worst-case scenario, this can result in the locked in syndrome (LIS), a condition in which individuals cannot initiate communication and can only express themselves by answering yes/no questions with eye blinks or other rudimentary movements. Existing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices that rely on eye tracking can improve the ...
Source: Neurotherapeutics - January 31, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Locked-in Syndrome Due to Meningovascular Syphilis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Intern Med. 2021 Oct 19. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8269-21. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe herein report a 46-year-old man presenting with locked-in syndrome secondary to meningovascular syphilis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated multiple acute infarctions in the left ventromedial pons, right basis pontis, and left basal ganglia. His locked-in syndrome was hypothesized to have been caused by thrombosis of the small paramedian branches of the basilar artery due to syphilitic arteritis. This is a unique case of bilateral ventromedial pontine infarction caused by meningovascular syphilis that presente...
Source: Internal Medicine - October 21, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Yuki Yokota Masaki Ishihara Satoko Ninomiya Kazutaka Mitsuke Satoshi Kamei Hideto Nakajima Source Type: research
Brain-Computer interfaces for communication: preferences of individuals with locked-in syndrome, caregivers and researchers
CONCLUSIONS: Disagreements were clear between stakeholders regarding which mental strategies users prefer to use and when they would like to be informed about cBCIs. To move forward in the development and clinical implementation of cBCIs, it will be necessary to align the research agendas with the needs of the end-users and caregivers.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONBrain-Computer Interfaces may offer people with severe motor impairment a brain-based and muscle-independent approach to control communication-technology. The successful development of communication BCIs (cBCIs) relies on a close collaboration between end-users ...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - August 12, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Mariana P Branco Elmar G M Pels Femke Nijboer Nick F Ramsey Mariska J Vansteensel Source Type: research
Brain-Computer interfaces for communication: preferences of individuals with locked-in syndrome, caregivers and researchers
CONCLUSIONS: Disagreements were clear between stakeholders regarding which mental strategies users prefer to use and when they would like to be informed about cBCIs. To move forward in the development and clinical implementation of cBCIs, it will be necessary to align the research agendas with the needs of the end-users and caregivers.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONBrain-Computer Interfaces may offer people with severe motor impairment a brain-based and muscle-independent approach to control communication-technology. The successful development of communication BCIs (cBCIs) relies on a close collaboration between end-users ...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - August 12, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Mariana P Branco Elmar G M Pels Femke Nijboer Nick F Ramsey Mariska J Vansteensel Source Type: research
Brain-Computer interfaces for communication: preferences of individuals with locked-in syndrome, caregivers and researchers
CONCLUSIONS: Disagreements were clear between stakeholders regarding which mental strategies users prefer to use and when they would like to be informed about cBCIs. To move forward in the development and clinical implementation of cBCIs, it will be necessary to align the research agendas with the needs of the end-users and caregivers.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONBrain-Computer Interfaces may offer people with severe motor impairment a brain-based and muscle-independent approach to control communication-technology. The successful development of communication BCIs (cBCIs) relies on a close collaboration between end-users ...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - August 12, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Mariana P Branco Elmar G M Pels Femke Nijboer Nick F Ramsey Mariska J Vansteensel Source Type: research
