The Georgia Court of Appeals has affirmed a landmark $40 million medical malpractice verdict against Dr. Matthew Womack, an ...
The ruling stems from the case of Jonathan Buckelew, a 32-year-old man who suffered a brain stem stroke after receiving ... Buckelew developing “locked-in syndrome,” a catastrophic condition ...
More severe brain stem strokes can cause locked-in syndrome, a condition in which survivors can move only their eyes. Using the new device – implanted on her skull and connected to wires ...
according to charity the Stroke Association. Locked-in syndrome is caused by damage to the brainstem that contains nerves that transmit information to other parts of the body. Such damage usually ...