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Locked-in syndrome (LIS), also known as pseudocoma, is a condition in which a patient is aware but cannot move or communicate verbally due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles in their body except for vertical eye movements and blinking. [3]
The main symptom of sleep paralysis is being unable to move or speak during awakening. [1] Imagined sounds such as humming, hissing, static, zapping and buzzing noises are reported during sleep paralysis. [5] Other sounds such as voices, whispers and roars are also experienced.
Rhythmic movement disorder (RMD) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive movements of large muscle groups immediately before and during sleep often involving the head and neck. It was independently described first in 1905 by Zappert as jactatio capitis nocturna and by Cruchet as rhythmie du sommeil . [ 1 ]
Some Parkinson's patients are unable to move during sleep, prompting the diagnosis of "nocturnal hypokinesia". Physicians have experienced success treating this sleep disorder with slow-release or night-time dopaminergic drugs, and in some cases, continuous stimulation by the dopamine agonist rotigotine. Despite improved mobility during sleep ...
Torticollis, also known as wry neck, is a painful, dystonic condition defined by an abnormal, asymmetrical head or neck position, which may be due to a variety of causes. The term torticollis is derived from Latin tortus 'twisted' and collum 'neck'.
Symptoms of akathisia are often described in vague terms, such as feeling nervous, uneasy, tense, twitchy, restless, and unable to relax. [1] Reported symptoms also include insomnia, a sense of discomfort, motor restlessness, marked anxiety, and panic. [13]
For much of “Don’t Move,” Iris is drugged, unable to move or speak. The drug was a “metaphor to speak about this kind of loss and grief that she’s going through,” Kelsey Asbille tells ...
A violently ill patient with neck stiffness during the Texas meningitis epidemic of 1911 and 1912. Neck stiffness, stiff neck and nuchal rigidity are terms often used interchangeably to describe the medical condition when one experiences discomfort or pain when trying to turn, move, or flex the neck.