THE LOCKED-IN SYNDROME IN CHILDREN - REPO RT OF A CASE

Immediately after an episode of infection, a six-year-old boy develope d quadriplegia and loss of speech with normal consciousness and vertic al ocular mobility. These features established the diagnosis of locked -in syndrome. Cerebral computed tomography disclosed ischemic lesions in the optical layer and foot of the left cerebral peduncle. Locked-in syndrome is usually due to a lesion in the ventral part of the pens. The most common cause is thrombosis of the basilary artery. The progno sis is grim.