Woman in Five Year Coma Has Been AWAKE the Whole Time | Chicago Med | MDTV

A patient who has been in a coma for the past five years turns out not be in a coma at all, but instead has 'Locked In Syndrome' as a result of previous head trauma and is fully conscious within her paralysed body.

From Chicago Med Season 2 Episode 16 'Prisoner's Dilemma' - Dr. Reese is contacted for help by a troubled teen in a psychiatric facility; Dr. Manning tries to help parents make a decision about their comatose daughter's surprise pregnancy; April begins to deal with repercussions from her personal life.

Chicago Med (2015) The doctors and nurses who work at the emergency ward of the Gaffney Chicago Medical Center strive to save the lives of their patients while dealing with personal and interpersonal issues.

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[llanfair]

As a nurse, I’ve seen this once in a traumatic brain injury patient. I was working one day and this patient was awake but couldn’t talk, couldn’t move but you could see her eyes moving and acknowledging your presence. She was crying but her lips weren’t moving. It’s very devastating to see someone suffer like that.

[andrewbunch]

Don't care what anyone says locked in syndrome has to be the worst thing ever just being trapped like that must be horrible to experience

[grantm]

I remember a radio interview with a guy who had this condition for a few years and then recovered. He told quite a funny anecdote about how the doctors would do their rounds in the morning and check on him and notice that his eyes were red. For months they tried to work out what was causing it, trying every treatment in the book for every eye condition they could think of, to no avail. What he couldn't tell them was just before their visit every morning, a nurse wiped his face with a soapy washcloth and got soap in his eyes.

[perfectlyimperfect]

Locked in syndrome scares the living shit out of me! I watched a story of a woman who had it and was stuck for years when she was a teen. They too thought she was in a coma until a medicine they'd given her to treat something else made it so she could blink and move her eyes in all directions. She fully recovered and became an Olympic gold medalist. I believe in swimming.

[intensivecarebear]

House would have figured this out by himself in three days.

[MaddyPertiwi]

While the mom was happy that her daughter listened to their voice, the dad slowly realized that she was conscious when she was attacked... so heartbreaking...

[melissasaint]

My grandfather always taught us that you treat unconscious people like they can hear you, because of his experiences when his father was dying...and we treated him that way when he was dying, and at the right moment, he was able to make it clear that he heard us.
Always treat unconscious people like they can hear you. It's worth it!

[Nana-kmgw]

I can’t imagine anything more horrible than being assaulted while being aware of everything but also unable to move, scream or defend yourself. The saddest thing about this is that this has most likely happened to someone with Locked in syndrome somewhere in the world. I feel so incredibly sorry for that person.

[Msfeathers]

As a nurse we are always told to watch what we say around comatose patients.

[randals]

I'm glad they only waited five years to check this. Great work by the doctors.

[cuhlainnslane]

The surgeon on this show is absolute favorite character. Hes so goddamn refreshingly professional. No drama he just takes jobs seriously with insight and calm.

[queenfan]

I love how the parents experience joy, shock, sadness, relief, anger, and guilt- all in a minute.

[megmoody]

My brother heard about locked in syndrome when he was like 13, and from that day on, he randomly reminds us that if he ever gets locked in, he wants someone to just end him. He's suffered with sleep paralysis since he was young and says he couldn't imagine anything worse then being stuck like that. He's 28 now and it's still his biggest fear.

[StormAngelWolf]

Spinal injury is very tricky. I was left for dead on the bed taken off machines. Hearing my brother screaming at the doctor woke me up. The medic looked at me like I was a ghost. I was later in bed paralisis for 9 months then after able to sit and go on weelchair. I only developed strength to use crutches after 18 months. Now I walk unassisted. Every time I had to get an adrinaline super charge to push next stage. Yes stimulus is the only way back from that loophole.

[TheKpnair]

The actor who played the mother is just brilliant.👏

[beca]

The parents are doomed. They want to keep the baby inside their daughter's stomach even saying if she dies giving birth it would be considered as a good death in this situation. Poor woman, she must be disappointed by her parents.

[RobertByrneFL]

I served as a VA Hospital Chaplain for over 20 years. I often visited comatose patients at bedside and would identify myself and then say a prayer. I did this several times a week for patients who I was advised could not respond. One veteran patient I did this for never visibly responded until one day he opened his eyes and spoke. He said, "I remember your voice!" I heard you praying for me!" He tearfully thanked me and told everyone who would listen. He was a WWII veteran and was serving in the Philippians Dec. 7, 1941 when the Japanese bombed his air base. Very cool guy.

[palipali]

I was working in a hospital. I caught a woman at her comatose sister's bed telling her to, "just die, you're costing us too much money." The nurses were not happy.

[southronjr]

My sister in law, has a sister that has been in a coma for the past 8 years from car wreck when she was 17, she has had 9 pregnancies in that time, all at different facilities and none of the rapists have been caught. To say it's infuriating is an understatement. I grew up with her and she was always the sweetest kid in their house. Truly heart breaking. That family has lost 3 of their 7 kids and 2 of their grandchildren in the past 20 years not counting the one in a coma. All but one died in car wrecks.

[HealthyandLovingLife]

Didn't realize Locked-in syndrome was a thing until today. New fear unlocked.