| The locked-in syndrome is caused by an insult to the ventral pons, most commonly an infarct, haemorrhage, or trauma. |
| Bleeding may also occur with malformations of arteries and veins, into an infarct, and with blood diseases that impair coagulation. |
| Histology revealed elongated myocytes derived from injected cells at the border or the endocardial aspect of the infarct. |
| If heparin is used, brain imaging should be performed prior to initiation of therapy to exclude hemorrhage and estimate infarct size. |
| An abdominal computed tomographic scan showed gallstones and a splenic infarct. |
| Within the infarct region itself, cardiac outgrowth cells formed discrete clusters of spherical cells surrounded by fibrous tissue. |
