title: Locked-in, walked out.
abstract: Locked in syndrome is typically associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We report a patient who had an unusually good recovery from locked in syndrome due to pontine infarction. The good recovery exhibited by our patient may have resulted from resolution of oedema at the site of infarction and brainstem plasticity being augmented by initial supportive measures in the intensive care unit and early, intensive rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast, Northern Ireland.
authors.forename: Seamus
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kearney
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McCann
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hawkins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D020526:Brain Stem Infarctions / Q000150:complications*; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013577:Syndrome