Physician Daniel Kanter: Otto Warmbier Is in a ‘State of Unresponsive Wakefulness’

‘He has not spoken, he has not engaged in any purposeful movements or behaviors’

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KANTER: "He has no signs of infection or dysfunction of the major non-neurological organs. His neurological conditions can be best described as a state of unresponsive wakefulness. He has spontaneous eye opening and blinking. However, he shows no signs of understanding language, responding to verbal commands or awareness of his surroundings. He has not spoken, he has not engaged in any purposeful movements or behaviors. His exam shows a spastic quadriparesis, which means he has profound weakness and contraction of the muscles of his arms and legs.”

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