Locked in syndrome with a favourable outcome.
The locked in syndrome seldom occurs in children, is rarely due to trauma and only in exceptional cases has a favourable outcome. The case reported below is unusual in all these respects, and its evolution might be an example of successful axonal regeneration in the central nervous system.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D011379:Prognosis; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology