title: Locked-in syndrome caused by a tumor.
abstract: A case of locked-in syndrome is described. Clinical and radiologic evidence suggested the presence of a brain-stem tumor. Autopsy showed that the patient had a reticulum cell sarcoma. This is the first reported case of locked-in syndrome caused by a tumor.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000405:Akinetic Mutism / Q000209:etiology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome