. Diseases of the nervous system : for the general practitioner and student. Fig. 142 Fig. 143 Figs. 142, 143.—Hysteric Hemianesthesia. (Original.)Anaesthetic parts are shaded. Symptoms.—The clinical manifestations of hysteria are: Sensory,Motor, Psychic and Visceral. I. Sensory Disturbances.—They affect the general sensations as wellas the special senses. Anaesthesia is the most frequent occurrence. Itis characterized by its mobility; it disappears and reappears; it changesin its intensity under the influence of the most insignificant cause. Theseat of hysterical anaesthesia presents a great
. Diseases of the nervous system : for the general practitioner and student. Fig. 142 Fig. 143 Figs. 142, 143.—Hysteric Hemianesthesia. (Original.)Anaesthetic parts are shaded. Symptoms.—The clinical manifestations of hysteria are: Sensory,Motor, Psychic and Visceral. I. Sensory Disturbances.—They affect the general sensations as wellas the special senses. Anaesthesia is the most frequent occurrence. Itis characterized by its mobility; it disappears and reappears; it changesin its intensity under the influence of the most insignificant cause. Theseat of hysterical anaesthesia presents a great variability; it may be con-fined to very small areas on the limbs or, what is more frequent, togeometrical segments of the latter, and we speak then of glove-like orstocking-like anaesthesia. Finally an entire half of the body may beaffected and we say hemianaesthesia. Among other regions in which theloss of sensations is frequently observed is the pharynx. The anaesthesiamay not be absolute; we then deal with a diminished sensibility or hypaes-thesia. Loss or decre
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