What Is Locked In Syndrome?
3. Eye Movement
As mentioned, people with locked-in syndrome are typically unable to move anything except for their eyes and eyelids. This means they cannot talk, eat, chew, or look after themselves in any other way. In some cases, the patient is unable to move their eyes from side to side, restricting them to move their eyes up and down only.
This does not mean that the patient is completely unable to communicate. Systems have also been developed that assist people with locked-in syndrome to communicate with others through their eye movements. Technology is being developed that will help make communicating increasingly easy for people with locked-in syndrome.
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