http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/locked_in-syndrome Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:19:23 -0400 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:19:23 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/418/exploring-locked-in-syndrome-through-the-case-of-jean-dominique-bauby By Kar Yee Katherine. Law - Locked-in Syndrome, also termed pseudocoma, describes patients who are awake and conscious but due to their brainstem lesion, have no means of producing speech, limb or facial movements. People with Locked-in Syndrome remain comatose for some days or weeks, needing artificial respiration and then gradually wake up, but remain paralyzed and voiceless (Laureys 2005), and often have very little chance of recovery (Smith and Delargy 2005). Bauby and all the patients alike in fact remain mentally lucid and competent. They are able to remember and imagine, to perceive and process information, but they... Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/418/exploring-locked-in-syndrome-through-the-case-of-jean-dominique-bauby