Is there something like locked-in syndrome, where you are aware and awake but paralyzed? but is recoverable?!
Question: Is there something like locked-in syndrome, where you are aware and awake but paralyzed.? but is recoverable.?
is there something like locked-in syndrome, where you are aware and awake but paralyzed.? but is recoverable.?
not sleep paralysis.
like is it possible to have a tbi, and then slip in to a state of consciousness but you are paralyzed.
like locked-in syndrome instead, you are able to recover. Health Question & Answer
not sleep paralysis.
like is it possible to have a tbi, and then slip in to a state of consciousness but you are paralyzed.
like locked-in syndrome instead, you are able to recover. Health Question & Answer
Answers:
yes, you can suffer "locked in syndrome" from stroke, or from anoxic brain damage -- such that you are still awake and aware, but unable to speak, unable to move, nor interact with your environment in any way.
unfortunately I have a patient in the hospital right now with this condition. Very sad indeed.
This type of brain injury is not recoverable.
You can also simulate a "locked in" syndrome just by giving someone a dose of succinylcholine -- a common agent used in anesthesia. The patient is paralyzed, yet fully awake and alert. In anesthetic use, of course, a second drug is always included to induce sedation - or else the patient would be awake yet immobile during the entire surgical procedure. Of course this type of "locked in" syndrome is completely recoverable once the anesthesia wears off.Health Question & Answer
unfortunately I have a patient in the hospital right now with this condition. Very sad indeed.
This type of brain injury is not recoverable.
You can also simulate a "locked in" syndrome just by giving someone a dose of succinylcholine -- a common agent used in anesthesia. The patient is paralyzed, yet fully awake and alert. In anesthetic use, of course, a second drug is always included to induce sedation - or else the patient would be awake yet immobile during the entire surgical procedure. Of course this type of "locked in" syndrome is completely recoverable once the anesthesia wears off.Health Question & Answer
That can happen if you have surgery and the drugs to sedate you wear off before the drugs used to paralyze you wear off. I had that experience 20 years ago, and will never forget it. I was completely awake and aware in the Recovery Room, but could not move or speak. It wasn't until years later that I got an explanation of what happened. (Recovery Room staff should have explained it to me as it was happening.) I have no idea how long the paralysis lasted, but my fear probably made it seem a lot longer than it actually was. Health Question & Answer
You just watched that movie hay, that was freaky Health Question & Answer