[Locked-in syndrome of reversible clinical course].
A 72-year-old female developed a "locked-in" syndrome due to bilateral ventral pontine infarction. The symptoms improved 72 hours after the beginning of the clinical features. At the end of the acute phase of the disease, only a pseudobulbar syndrome of pontocerebellar type persisted. Usually, the evolution of "locked-in" syndrome is irreversible. However, our case shows that a satisfactory outcome can be possible, with a partial regression of the initially established neurological symptoms.
Servicio de Neurología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
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Arboix
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Martí-Vilalta
D000368:Aged; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013577:Syndrome
Síndrome de locked-in de curso clínico reversible.