Which of the following situations best describes locked-in syndrome,as described in your text?
A) During a stressful episode, an individual is unable to react to danger using voluntarily movement, but otherwise is locked into autonomic behaviors.
B) After a stroke or other brain trauma, voluntary movement of all or almost all muscles is lost, but autonomic functions remain.
C) After a brain injury, you are locked into voluntary movements you made before, but are unable to learn new movements.
D) You are locked into patterns of autonomic movements, but can still make voluntary movements.

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Locked-in syndrome is a rare neurological disorder that occurs after a stroke or other brain trauma. It results in the loss of voluntary movement of all or almost all muscles, leaving the individual "locked-in" and unable to move or communicate, except for preserved eye movements or blinking. Autonomic functions, such as breathing and heartbeat, remain intact.

Which of the Following Situations Best Describes Locked-In Syndrome,as Described