Case in which attacks of intermittent tonic muscular spasms, immediately followed by complete temporary paralysis, have frequently and periodically occurred during the entire life of the patient, the health in the intervals being normal / by A. Hughes Bennett.

  • Bennett, A. Hughes (Alexander Hughes), 1848-1901.
Date:
1885
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Credit: Case in which attacks of intermittent tonic muscular spasms, immediately followed by complete temporary paralysis, have frequently and periodically occurred during the entire life of the patient, the health in the intervals being normal / by A. Hughes Bennett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    inwards and backwards; tbe forearm extended and pronated, the wrist flexed, the proximal phalanges of the lingers flexed and their two terminal phalanges extended; the thumb extended and abducted; the entire limb projecting in a straight line posteriorly, the palm of the hand looking backwards and upwards (Fig. 1). 2. The upper arm abducted and at right angles to the trunk ; the forearm flexed; the wrist, fingers and thumb flexed; the clenched fist resting on the shoulder (Fig. 2). 3. The upper arm adducted, with the elbow close to the side ; the forearm flexed ; the wrist extended ; the_proximal phalanges of the fingers and thumb extended; their distal phalanges flexed; the hand resting on the shoulder, the palm upwards (Fig. 3). In the lower limb there are also three chief types of de-