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August 1, 1986

Man‐in‐the‐barrel syndrome

Jacob I. Sage, MD, and Robert L. Van Uitert, MDAuthors Info & Affiliations
August 1986 issue
36 (8) 1102
https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.36.8.1102
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In a prospective study of 34 comatose patients who had an episode of systemic hypotension, 11 had the “man-in-the-barrel” syndrome (MIB). They moved both legs spontaneously or in response to pain, but did not move either arm. One of 11 patients (9%) with MIB survived to leave the hospital; 8 of the 23 patients (35%) without MIB recovered. Of patients who moved at least one limb to pain and had intact pupillary, corneal, and oculocephalic reflexes 24 hours after insult, one of nine (11%) patients with MIB survived, compared with six of nine patients (67%) without MIB. MIB is common after cerebral hypoperfusion and carries a poor prognosis.

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Volume 36 • Number 8 • August 1986
Pages: 1102
PubMed: 3736874

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© 1986 by the American Academy of Neurology.

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Jacob I. Sage, MD
Department of Neurology (Dr. Sage), UMDNJ-Rutgere Medical School, Academic Health Science Center, New Brunswick, NJ; and the Department of Medicine (Dr. Van Uitert), North Adams Regional Hospital, North Adams, MA.
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Robert L. Van Uitert, MD
Department of Neurology (Dr. Sage), UMDNJ-Rutgere Medical School, Academic Health Science Center, New Brunswick, NJ; and the Department of Medicine (Dr. Van Uitert), North Adams Regional Hospital, North Adams, MA.
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