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Locked In : Coma
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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...
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.
Details
- Creator
- BBC Worldwide Ltd
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2012], c2002
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn820954286
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on August 13, 2012.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Closed-captioned.
- Locked Inside Her Body (1:45) -- High Hopes for Joanne (2:41) -- Joanne's Seizure Changes Her Life (2:36) -- Joanne's Transfer to London Confirmed (2:23) -- Family Life With Joanne (2:46) -- Managing Joanne (4:03) -- March 26, 2001: Moving Day (2:18) -- Joanne Starts a New Journey (2:09) -- S.M.A.R.T. Kit (4:14) -- Joanne's Life Before Her Seizure (2:11) -- Determining Joanne's Awareness (4:19) -- Joanne's Expressive Communication (2:56) -- Disappointing News About Joanne (3:36) -- Interpretation of Joanne (4:37) -- Joanne's Meaningful Response (2:16) -- Joanne Has Minimal Consciousness (2:45) -- Credits: Locked In: Coma (0:26)