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Locked-in syndrome: a critical and time-dependent diagnosis.
[locked-in syndrome]
Locked-
in
syndrome
(
LIS
)
is
the
combination
of
quadriplegia
and
anarthria
(
inability
to
speak
)
,
with
the
preservation
of
consciousness
.
The
majority
of
cases
are
caused
by
basilar
artery
occlusion
leading
to
brainstem
infarction
in
the
ventral
pons
,
yet
numerous
other
etiologies
have
been
described
.
The
diagnosis
of
LIS
is
completely
dependent
on
the
physician
's
ability
to
know
that
these
manifestations
originate
in
the
brainstem
and
the
posterior
circulation
that
supplies
it
.
This
knowledge
hinges
on
the
ability
of
the
examining
physician
to
conduct
a
rapid
,
yet
appropriately
thorough
neurologic
examination
.
With
recent
advances
in
interventional
neuroradiology
leading
to
improved
patient
outcomes
,
LIS
has
evolved
into
a
critical
,
time-dependent
diagnosis
.
Herein
,
we
present
the
case
of
a
male
patient
who
initially
presented
to
the
emergency
department
of
a
community
hospital
with
coma
of
unknown
cause
.
By
presenting
this
case
and
focusing
on
the
importance
of
the
occulomotor
exam
,
we
hope
to
help
in
the
rapid
identification
and
treatment
of
patients
with
LIS
in
the
emergency
room
and
avoid
outcomes
similar
to
that
of
our
patient
.