Martin Pistorius, from Johannesburg, South Africa, came home from school in 1988 and told his mum that he had a sore throat ...
It all started with what seemed like a harmless headache, but then it turned into a medical emergency that led to a rare disorder within just a few hours. In an interview with PhilSTAR L!fe, digital ...
It is a far cry from the traditionally thought-of "vegetative state" in which the mind is absent while the body lives on. Indeed, it is the opposite. Children with "locked-in syndrome," unable to move ...
In 2005, Tony Nicklinson, 57, suffered a stroke while on a business trip to Athens. Doctors saved his life, but the incident left him with “locked-in syndrome” — in which he is almost completely ...
Jake Haendel had “everything going for him.” He was newly married and working as a head executive chef in Boston when he received a devastating and life-changing diagnosis. In May 2017, Haendel ...
Ann Johnson became paralyzed after a brainstem stroke at age 30. As a participant in a clinical trial led by researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, she finally heard her voice again. In the ...
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 25, 2024 — It is a far cry from the traditionally thought-of “vegetative state” in which the mind is absent while the body lives on. Indeed, it is the opposite. Children with “locked ...