The outcome of a patient with locked in syndrome in countries with a limited technical platform: about an observation
Journal Title: Clinical and Experimental Pathology Research - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The locked in syndrome is a diagnosis that puts the clinician to the knee because of his prognosis for most cases, especially when its origin is vascular by occlusion of the basilar artery or a pontine haemorrhage. The victims often remain in a coma for some time, then little by little, wake up, but remain paralyzed and dumb, reminiscent of a vegetative state. Scarcity and prognosis make it a special entity. We report in this article the case of a patient admitted at the neurological clinic I.P NdiayeUniversity Hospital of Fann, Senegal, Dakar, for a locked in syndrome of vascular ischemic origin and whose evolution was unfavorable marked by a death on day 17 of his admission in a context of vomito negro and cardiac arrest.
Authors and Affiliations
Patrice Ntenga, K Kabulo, H Mpung, NS Diagne, HE Mbayo, A Nahanshi, DN Nkulu, M Ndiaye, AG Diop
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