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locked-in syn·drome

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  1. locked-in syndromenoun

    A rare, severe physical disorder in which a person cannot speak and is paralyzedwith the possible exception of some voluntary eye movementwhile his or her mental faculties remain fully intact.

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  1. Locked-in syndrome

    Locked-in syndrome, or LIS for short, is a condition in which a patient is aware and awake but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body except for the eyes. Total locked-in syndrome is a version of locked-in syndrome where the eyes are paralyzed, as well. The term for this disorder was coined by Fred Plum and Jerome Posner in 1966. Locked-in syndrome is also known as cerebromedullospinal disconnection, de-efferented state, pseudocoma, and ventral pontine syndrome.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of locked-in syndrome in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of locked-in syndrome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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