Spiritualism and allied causes and conditions of nervous derangement (1876)
Hammond, William Alexander, 1828-1900 · New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 305
ime any degree of contraction whichmay be given to them. Thus if the arm of a cataleptic patientbe extended it remains so for several minutes, sometimeshours ; if the leg be raised from the bed, the muscles continue 13 290 CATALEPSY. to keep it in that position till they become thoroughly… … HYSTEROID AFFECTIONS. 291 The aspect of a cataleptic patient is very striking. Theeyelids are sometimes wide open, at others gently closed; thepupils are dilated and do not respond to strong light; therespiration is slow, regular, but generally so feeble as to be per-ceived with difficulty \ the…
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