Medical and surgical therapy . or make a single step forward. Using a pairof crutches, he dragged both legs after him. After electrical treatment (faradic current, wire brush) he wasable to stand upright and walk. Cure after one seance oftreatment. Figs. 3 and 4. Astasia-Abasia dub to Shell-Shock. P. G., infantry regiment. Villejuif Hospital, 8th July 1915. Wounded in September 1914. Superficial wound of the thoracicw^all under the right nipple. Thrown into a very deep reached the field-ambulance without help but could only walkwith short steps. From this time, spasmodic, tremu
Medical and surgical therapy . or make a single step forward. Using a pairof crutches, he dragged both legs after him. After electrical treatment (faradic current, wire brush) he wasable to stand upright and walk. Cure after one seance oftreatment. Figs. 3 and 4. Astasia-Abasia dub to Shell-Shock. P. G., infantry regiment. Villejuif Hospital, 8th July 1915. Wounded in September 1914. Superficial wound of the thoracicw^all under the right nipple. Thrown into a very deep reached the field-ambulance without help but could only walkwith short steps. From this time, spasmodic, tremulous andhesitating gait. Using two sticks, could only walk laboriously andwith a tremor. At each step forward, swung the body forwards,only taking short and very irregular steps, and gave the impressionof a man drawing a vehicle and at each step making a great effortto advance. One seance of electrical treatment (faradic current, wire brush)cured the patient. Left: Appearance and gait on admission. Right: Cured. 7541 Plate Astasia-abasia. Fig. 1.—Mode of progressionon admission. Fig.
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