Identifier: hysteriacertain00pres (find matches)
Title: Hysteria and certain allied conditions, their nature and treatment, with special reference to the application of the rest cure, massage, electrotherapy, hypnotism, etc
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Preston, George J. (George Junkin), b. 1858
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Publisher: Philadelphia, P. Blakiston, son & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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Fig. II.The Convulsive Attack—Second period or period of contorsions. Fig. 1.—Movements of wide range.Fig. 2.—Hystencai Opisthotonos. (After R.cher.) CONVULSIVE ATTACKS. 133 the shoulders, so that the feet may almost touch thehead. These are among the most characteristic ofthe movements seen in this stage, though often thecontortions are irregular, and do not conform to anytype. In this phase, we see no movements that arein any degree purposive. Every action seems inco-ordinate, violent, meaningless. The face generallypresents a contorted appearance, though the conges-tion which was observed in the first stage has dis-appeared. In like manner respiration has come backto the normal, or nearly so. The duration of thissecond phase is from five to fifteen minutes. As hasbeen noted, what corresponds to this stage in Amer-ica, is characterized by far more irregular move-ments, and as a rule lasts longer. The third period is that of passionate attitudes.Here we have the most perfect ex

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