youjustjelly
youjustjelly t1_ix0s1wm wrote
Reply to TIL after a seizure left him paralyzed except for his left eyelid, Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952-1997) wrote the bestselling book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking to select each letter as an assistant recited the alphabet to him. by chumloadio
“Cerebrovascular seizure” actually means a stroke. Given he was locked in it was likely a brainstem stroke at the level of the midbrain. But there is not really an accepted medical condition of “cerebrovascular seizure” in neurology currently.
youjustjelly t1_ix2hmjf wrote
Reply to comment by BottledCans in TIL after a seizure left him paralyzed except for his left eyelid, Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952-1997) wrote the bestselling book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking to select each letter as an assistant recited the alphabet to him. by chumloadio
Could be, hard to tell with the limited information in the article. But it seems like CNIII is involved as well if you read it as his eye movements are paralyzed.