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- When Richard Marsh had a stroke doctors wanted to switch off his life-support – but he could hear every word but could not tell them he was alive. Now 95% recovered, he recounts his story
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I agree that they are either playing up that aspect, or that he had extremely terrible care. I previously did stroke research, I didn't practice medicine, and I knew about locked-in syndrome. I'm sure any neurologist worth his/her salt would check for a blink response.
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thenewgreen · 4277 days ago · link ·
I agree, it does seem strange that it would take several days before someone thought to ask him to blink to confirm his mental acuity. I would think this would be one of the first things I did, especially as a spouse. Doesn't add up.