AMAarchives of neurology & psychiatry . Fig. 6 (Case 2).—Patient on his back. He is prevented from undergoingrolling movements by nurse holding his head in symmetrical relationshipto his Fig. 7 (Case 2).—Forced movements affecting his entire body. Note espe-cially the position assumed by the lower limbs and compare this with that ofthe upper limbs in Figure 1. 392 ARCIIiriiS or XfilhOLOCV .IXP rSVCIIIATRV Thcso movements were general!\ nf small ranj^e Imt occasionally affected theleft lower limb to such an extent as to bring about utmost extension at thehip and knee, utmost i)lantar fle
AMAarchives of neurology & psychiatry . Fig. 6 (Case 2).—Patient on his back. He is prevented from undergoingrolling movements by nurse holding his head in symmetrical relationshipto his Fig. 7 (Case 2).—Forced movements affecting his entire body. Note espe-cially the position assumed by the lower limbs and compare this with that ofthe upper limbs in Figure 1. 392 ARCIIiriiS or XfilhOLOCV .IXP rSVCIIIATRV Thcso movements were general!\ nf small ranj^e Imt occasionally affected theleft lower limb to such an extent as to bring about utmost extension at thehip and knee, utmost i)lantar flexion with eversion of the foot (so that thedorsum of the foot became directed toward the median line of the body)and the same degree of plantar flexion of the toes. This involuntary movementof the left lower limb was only part of an involuntary movement afifectingthe entire body. There was extreme retraction of the head, extreme opisthotonosand a movement of complete flexion at all the articulations in tiie right lowerlimb ( l-ig. 7). It will be noted that in this forced movement the attitude ofthe lower limbs is practically identical with the predominant attitude ofthe upper limbs in
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