locked-in syndrome
condition in which a patient is aware but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in the body except for vertical eye movements and blinking
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locked-in syndrome
Summary
locked-in syndrome is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of class_of_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,412 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- locked-in syndrome's instance of is recorded as class of disease[3].
- locked-in syndrome is a type of neurological disorder[4].
- locked-in syndrome is a type of disease[5].
- locked-in syndrome's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 344.81[6].
- locked-in syndrome's health specialty is recorded as neurology[7].
- locked-in syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_12697[8].
- locked-in syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:12697[9].
- locked-in syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_2406[10].
- locked-in syndrome's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Medicine[11].
Why It Matters
locked-in syndrome ranks in the top 7% of class_of_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,412 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]