LOCKED-IN SYNDROME

Brain-computer interface allows completely locked-in people to communicate

Michael Cook | 04 February 2017 | Comments

tags: consciousness, locked-in syndrome

Completely locked-in participants report being “happy”

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Tony Nicklinson dies of natural causes

Michael Cook | 24 August 2012 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, locked-in syndrome, UK

Only a few days after his plea for euthanasia was denied by England’s High Court, locked-in patient Tony Nicklinson has died of natural causes. His family issued his last Tweet: “Goodbye world, the time has come. I had some fun.”

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Euthanasia denied to two paralyzed British men

Michael Cook | 17 August 2012 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, locked-in syndrome, UK

Two British severely paralyzed men have lost a High Court case to allow doctors to end their lives without fear of prosecution.

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“Right to die” tweet debate

Jared Yee | 30 June 2012 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, locked-in syndrome, Twitter, UK

UK man Tony Nicklinson has suffered from locked-in syndrome since he had a massive stroke.

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Locked-in syndrome man in UK to have euthanasia case heard

Jared Yee | 17 March 2012 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, euthanasia, locked-in syndrome, UK

A paralysed Briton seeking legal protection for a doctor to euthanise him will have his right-to-die case heard, the UK High Court has ruled.

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Disabled patients could “mind-meld” with robots

Jared Yee | 09 September 2011 | Comments

tags: locked-in syndrome

A new, noninvasive method for recording patterns of brain activity could give “locked-in” patients – the ability to interact with others and even give the impression of being physically present with friends and family.

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Most locked-in patients are happy, study finds

Michael Cook | 26 February 2011 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, locked-in syndrome

What medical condition would definitely make life not worth living? At the top of most people’s lists would be locked-in syndrome: complete paralysis and inability to communicate other than by blinking. Surprisingly, though, the largest-ever survey of chronic LIS patients has found that only 28% were unhappy. Very few of them were interested in euthanasia – only 7% -- or had suicidal thoughts.

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Locked-in syndrome woman receives Legion of Honour

Michael Cook | 31 October 2010 | Comments

tags: euthanasia, France, human drama, locked-in syndrome

France has just awarded the Légion d'honneur to a woman who has been a locked-in quadriplegic for 30 years. Maryannick Pavageau received the distinction for her battle against euthanasia.

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Sniff detector” could allow locked-in patients to communicate by breathing

Jared Yee | 07 August 2010 | Comments

tags: disability, locked-in syndrome

Sniffs are a “good, fast trigger”

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Man with “locked-in” syndrome may speak through machine

Michael Cook | 21 November 2007 | Comments

tags: locked-in syndrome

Electrodes implanted in brain could start conversation

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Living with locked-in syndrome

Michael Cook | 12 July 2005 | Comments

tags: locked-in syndrome, New Zealand

An extraordinary account of life with locked-in syndrome by a young New Zealand rugby player has been published in the British Medical Journal.