Handbook of insanity for practitioners and students . )assed into dementia. The wrinkled brows (if the young man on the left also indicateprevious melancliolic depression ; he has been demented for yearsand sits mute, but occasiouallj tears his hair and picks off the skinof the face and scalp; this is shown by the light spots and the baldhead. The young man on the riglit is also mute; his previous historyis obscure. His general bearing and gait seem to indicate increasedself-esteem, and this does not appear to be contradicted by thefacial expression. But as a matter of fact he is completely de
Handbook of insanity for practitioners and students . )assed into dementia. The wrinkled brows (if the young man on the left also indicateprevious melancliolic depression ; he has been demented for yearsand sits mute, but occasiouallj tears his hair and picks off the skinof the face and scalp; this is shown by the light spots and the baldhead. The young man on the riglit is also mute; his previous historyis obscure. His general bearing and gait seem to indicate increasedself-esteem, and this does not appear to be contradicted by thefacial expression. But as a matter of fact he is completely de-mented and makes terrible grimaces. lie has become a veritableexpert in movements of the mouth and displacement of the integu-ment of the forehead. All the movements are made in a quiet,dignified manner, while the hands are crossed on the back or thearms folded on the chest. HANDBOOK OF INSANITY. KIRCHHOFF. Plate
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