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Sleepyhead

BMJ 2002; 325 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0209347a (Published 01 September 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;325:0209347a
  1. Helen Barratt, third year medical student1
  1. 1Imperial College, London

’He doesnt want you alive, he doesnt want you dead, he wants you somewhere in between.’ Alison Willetts lies in a hospital bed, aware of everything going on around her but completely unable to communicate or control anything except her eyes. The latest victim of a ruthless killer, she has survived a deliberately inflicted brainstem infarct, which has left her suffering from the so called locked-in syndrome. The killer is good looking …

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