ABSTRACT
One of the world experts in Locked-In Syndrome (LIS) is Steven Laureys from Belgium. The best-known case of LIS is probably that of Jean-Dominique Bauby, who "wrote" The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. One of the first to appear after Bauby is Look Up for Yes by an American woman, Julia Tavalaro. It is not difficult for those conversing with LIS people to use a spelling or alphabet board, but it does take time. Unlike many people with LIS though, Richard Marsh made a reasonably good recovery. A tracheostomy was inserted as well as a urinary catheter and a feeding tube. Thus Paul was typical of the majority of patients with LIS in having a basilar artery stroke.
