Talk:Locked-In syndrome

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[edit] Contradiction

There's an apparent contradiction in this article: "those who are locked-in have no bodily feeling" "they can still feel sensations" So which is it? --Delldot 17:02, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

People, like my brother, with locked-in syndrome still feel bodily sensations. And, panic, along with all the other emotions, may be felt as well. Day 11/1/05

I was about to ask the same question Delldot did. This contradiction should be fixed.

I changed the text to reflect what the majority of the article states and what seems most logical. Assumably, because they DO maintain the feeling of touch, pain, and the location of their limbs, there is no state of panic -- unlike paralysis which inherently includes an abnormal sensation in the affected locations. --Wolf530 01:16, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Technologies mentioned

The article states "several devices are available to help patients communicate." What are those devices? I am a software engineer and work in visualization and have interest in make in cheap communication device so I would like to know if it exists already. --dmcmanam July 12, 2006 (UTC)

A good description of the technology involved is available here. --Arcadian 19:46, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

A description of possible technologies is available here.