neurologic disorders
Locked In Syndrome
Diagnosis of Locked In Syndrome
Clinical evaluation Diagnosis of locked-in syndrome is primarily clinical. Because patients lack the motor responses (eg, withdrawal from painful stimuli) usually used to measure responsiveness, they may be mistakenly thought to be unconscious. Thus, all patients who cannot move should have their comprehension tested by requesting eye blinking or vertical eye movements. As in Vegetative State and Minimally Conscious State , In patients with locked-in syndrome, electroencephalography (EEG) shows normal sleep-wake patterns. 