Where man who spent 13 years ‘locked in his own body’ is now more than decade later

Martin Pistorius, from Johannesburg, South Africa, came home from school in 1988 and told his mum that he had a sore throat ...

What happened to the ‘ghost boy’ who spent more than a decade locked inside his own body

South African man Martin Pistorius spent more than a decade fully conscious but unable to move or speak after a childhood illness left him misdiagnosed as vegetative. Trapped inside his body, he ...
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Locked-in Syndrome: Woman diagnosed with rare disorder after what seemed like a harmless headache

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 ...
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Locked-in syndrome is predominant outcome when children survive drowning, large study confirms

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 ...
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Locked-In Syndrome

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 ...
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‘Locked-In Syndrome’ Sufferer Says ‘Hello World’ on Twitter

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 ...
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Locked-in syndrome is predominant outcome when children survive drowning, larger study confirms

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 ...