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Locked-in syndrome caused by a tumor

From the Departments of Neurology and Radiology, University of Colorado Medical Center, and Departments of Neurology and Pathology, Mercy Hospital, Denver, Colorado.

A case of locked-in syndrome is described. Clinical and radiologic evidence suggested the presence of a brain-stem tumor. Autopsy showed that the patient had a reticulum cell sarcoma. This is the first reported case of locked-in syndrome caused by a tumor.

Dr. Cherington's address is Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Medical Center, 4200 E. Ninth Ave., Denver, CO 80220.

Received for publication May 27, 1975.

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