Learn about patient rights in locked-in syndrome cases, including informed consent, medical decision-making, communication rights, and legal protections for patients and families.

Locked-In Syndrome is a medical crisis that leaves a person fully awake but unable to move any part of their body. While the mind stays sharp and the person can hear and see everything around them, ...

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 ...

Two years ago, Tony McCue started stumbling and "dropping things" — now he's unable to speak or eat, relying on a feeding tube Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gareth Bayley had a stroke in his brain stem when he was 38 — triggering locked-in syndrome, a devastating condition that his wife Karen explains as being "trapped in his own body” Those with ...

Ashley Wade was trapped inside her paralyzed body. She couldn’t even blink. Her eyes were moving up and down on their own, so communicating was difficult. Wade, 29, had locked-in syndrome. She was ...