title: [The locked-in syndrome. A case report].
abstract: Based on five of our own cases and the literature on hand the etiological, clinical, diagnostic and intensive therapeutic aspects of the syndrome are represented. Special emphasis is placed on the possible role of the oral contraceptives in triggering this syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000405:Akinetic Mutism / Q000150:complications*; D000792:Angiography; D001284:Atrophy; D001933:Brain Stem; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications; D014711:Vertebral Artery
vernacular_title: Das locked in-syndrom. Ein kasuistischer Beitrag.