Locked In. Coma
Description
This episode tells the story of Joanne, who six years ago had a seizure. Since then she has been in a wakeful coma. Doctors believe Joanne is in a permanent vegetative state, awake but unaware, and that her smiles and reactions are simply reflexes. But her parents are not so sure. They worry that she might be "locked in": trapped inside an unresponsive body, hearing and understanding everything but unable to communicate. Her parents are convinced that she does respond to them and can blink on command. They decide to send their daughter to London to be tested by world experts at the Royal Hospital for neurodisability.
Runtime
50 min
Series
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c2002
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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