Locked-In Syndrome [syndrom uzamčení]

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Terms

locked-in syndrom
ventrální pontinní syndrom

 

Cerebromedullospinal Disconnection
Ventral Pontine Syndrome

Definition

Acquired neuromuscular disorder characterized by complete paralysis of voluntary muscles and lower CRANIAL NERVES except for limited voluntary eye movements. It is due to various cerebrospinal disconnections at or near the PONS and the POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA, typically secondary to pontine hemorrhage or infarct. Because cognitive function is intact it is sometimes referred to as a pseudocoma state.

DUI
D000080422 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0018312
History note
2020(1981)
Public note
2020; see QUADRIPLEGIA 1981-2019

C Diseases
C10.597.622 Paralysis 280
C10.597.622.760 Quadriplegia 137
C10.597.622.760.500 Locked-In Syndrome 3
C10.668.416 Locked-In Syndrome 3
C10.668.467 Motor Neuron Disease 63
C10.668.491 Muscular Diseases 557
C10.668.864 Poliomyelitis 476
C23.888 Signs and Symptoms 3 919
C23.888.592 Neurologic Manifestations 1 055
C23.888.592.636 Paralysis 280
C23.888.592.636.786 Quadriplegia 137
C23.888.592.636.786.500 Locked-In Syndrome 3