OKLAHOMA DAD SUFFERS STROKE AFTER CRACKING NECK Darren Leith, a painter from Cumbria, England, suffered the stroke in April 2017. He was placed in a coma and when he woke, was in a hellish nightmare. [foxnews.com]

But in 2002, the painter was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. This debilitating neurological disorder progressively destroys a person's motor neurons. [news.virginia.edu]

Darren Leith, a painter from Cumbria, England, suffered the stroke in April 2017. [msn.com]

He is the son of painter Alice Lok Cahana. Tony Nicklinson [ edit ] Tony Nicklinson, of Melksham, Wiltshire, England, was left paralysed after suffering a stroke in June 2005, [5] at age 51. [en.wikipedia.org]

Neuroscience at Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, and Associate Director of Neuropsychology at JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute and the New Jersey Neuroscience Institute, JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ Joseph T Giacino T Cullen is a Speech-Language Pathologist [nature.com]

MARYLAND WOMAN SUFFERS STROKE AFTER TEARING ARTERY DURING YOGA Leith has been in a neurorehabilitation center over 100 miles away from his family. [foxnews.com]

With the sensor in place over her left ear, the artist activates Broca's area to select shades from a palette that show up on a computer screen as horizontal gradations of color. [news.virginia.edu]

Leith has been in a neurorehabilitation center over 100 miles away from his family. Shannon said the last time she went to go see him he spelled out “take me home,” using his eyes to point to letters on a board. [msn.com]

A less advanced form of the condition, simply known as locked-in syndrome, refers to patients who retain some small control over their eye movements. [mashable.com]

Despite being locked in, Bauby “dictated” his memoir to Claude Mendibil by the laborious method of blinking when the correct letter was reached by a person slowly reciting the alphabet over and over again. [medlink.com]

Cardenas, Aparna Prabhu, Yan Zhang First published November 26, 2018, DOI: An 85-year-old man presented with 48 hours of recurrent vomiting and vertigo with rapidly progressive dysphagia and quadriplegia. [n.neurology.org]

It was found after unexplained spells of severe headaches and vomiting. The aneurysm was treated with a balloon occlusion and the prognosis was good. [newsarchive.heart.org]

The brain stem handles basic functions like breathing, swallowing, heart rate, blood pressure, sleeping and vomiting. The brain stem does not play a part in higher cognitive functions. [strokeconnection.strokeassociation.org]

Catherine O'Leary 31-year-old Catherine O'Leary suffered from hiccups for three years before the cause was discovered to be a brain tumor. During surgery to remove the tumor, a series of strokes left her completely paralyzed. [mentalfloss.com]

“You have back pain.” (“No.”) “You are happy to be alive.” (“Yes.”) [extremetech.com]

(SWNS) “I was in complete denial,” Shannon Leith told SWNS. “It was just awful to be told that. We were told it is incurable and dad will be like this forever. I struggled to cope to begin with. It was absolutely horrible. [foxnews.com]

“I was in complete denial,” Shannon Leith told SWNS. “It was just awful to be told that. We were told it is incurable and dad will be like this forever. I struggled to cope to begin with. It was absolutely horrible. [msn.com]

"Locked-in Lynsey's care woe: Parents anger at denial of specialist help". The Sun. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2018. a b de Lange, Catherine (December 30, 2011). [en.wikipedia.org]

Tracheostomy, mechanical ventilation, cardiac failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, uncontrolled emotional lability, improper positioning during feeding, undernutrition or dehydration are factors that may lead the healthcare team to remain cautious [brainfoundation.org.au]

"What helps most is the fact that I had more than my fair share of emotional lability [a symptom of brain-stem damage that can cause uncontrollable laughter] and found humour in so many things - some people cry or get angry but, although I did cry and [news.bbc.co.uk]

Introduction The left panel of Figure 1 categorizes different types of persons based on their available cognitive and motor functions. [frontiersin.org]

You can feel pain, hunger, loneliness, and fear, but you can't react to those sensations. You are totally aware of your surroundings, but you can't communicate your feelings or desires, or even your basic needs. [mentalfloss.com]

But early the next morning, the headache returned with pain so intense, his parents took him to the local hospital. It was another brain aneurysm. [newsarchive.heart.org]

Only five hours after Daniela gave birth, she started having headaches and went into a coma. 'I immediately panicked,' remembers Luigi, 'because I had no idea what was happening and the doctors didn't either. [eurordis.org]

Abstract Background A 53-year-old male with a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and factor V deficiency presented to an emergency room with progressively increasing headache, slurred speech, and left upper extremity weakness. [nature.com]

He is the son of painter Alice Lok Cahana. [5] Lynsey Cribbin [ edit ] Lynsey Cribbin, from Cavan, Ireland, woke up with several headaches in January 2012. [en.wikipedia.org]

"I had a particularly bad headache at work one day," says Lorna, communicating via a special computer. "The ache was centred round the lower part of my head, at the back, and my neck. I also couldn't speak. [news.bbc.co.uk]

A brain stem stroke can also cause double vision, slurred speech and decreased level of consciousness. [strokeassociation.org]

Abstract Background A 53-year-old male with a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and factor V deficiency presented to an emergency room with progressively increasing headache, slurred speech, and left upper extremity weakness. [nature.com]

Brainstem stroke can also cause diplopia, slurred speech and decreased level of consciousness. A more serious outcome is locked-in syndrome. [en.wikipedia.org]

The following symptoms are detected on regaining consciousness: Paralysis of voluntary muscles Paralysis of all 4 limbs and torso ( quadriplegia ) spasticity, deep tendon reflexes, positive bilateral Babinski's sign Bulbar palsy : inability to speak ; [amboss.com]