BMJ  2005;331 (9 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7508.0-d

Living with locked-in syndrome

Nick Chisholm has been living with locked-in syndrome, also known as coma vigilante, since being injured on a rugby field in year 2000. Dissection of the vertebral arteries left him quadriplegic and without the ability to speak, but completely conscious. He shares his story on p 94. Interspersed with Nick's narrative, Grant Gillett provides information on this rare medical condition and discusses clinical and ethical issues that arise in locked-in syndrome.

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Living with locked in syndrome in the Tropics could really be frustrating indeed!

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