COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN CHRONIC LOCKED-IN SYNDROME - A REPORT OF 2 CASES

Authors
ALLAIN P JOSEPH PA ISAMBERT JL LEGALL D EMILE J
Citation
P. Allain et al., COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS IN CHRONIC LOCKED-IN SYNDROME - A REPORT OF 2 CASES, Cortex, 34(4), 1998, pp. 629-634
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Behavioral Sciences
Journal title
Cortex → ACNP
ISSN journal
00109452
Volume
34
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
629 - 634
Database
ISI
SICI code
0010-9452(1998)34:4<629:CFICLS>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We describe a 38-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man who have been li ving in a ''locked-in'' condition 3 and 2 years, respectively. Extensi ve neuropsychological testing, carried out with a communication aid sy stem (writing apparatus) which exploited the patients residual eye mov ements, showed preserved cognitive abilities in spite of the long stan ding de-efferentation.