Nervous and mental diseases . Fig. 132.—Paraplegic gait. Figs. 133 and 134.—Station in spastic paraplegia dueto syphilitic myelitis, showing rigidities, flexed knees,and adducted thighs. and muscular rigidity with resultant contractures reach their highestexemplification. When the acute cases have improved enough to walk or the insidi-ous cases have attained a fair degree of development, the gait is highlycharacteristic. The patients feet once planted seem glued to the floor,. INDISCRIMINATE COED IESIONS. 365 and the upper portion of the body is inclined forward in pelvis is elev
Nervous and mental diseases . Fig. 132.—Paraplegic gait. Figs. 133 and 134.—Station in spastic paraplegia dueto syphilitic myelitis, showing rigidities, flexed knees,and adducted thighs. and muscular rigidity with resultant contractures reach their highestexemplification. When the acute cases have improved enough to walk or the insidi-ous cases have attained a fair degree of development, the gait is highlycharacteristic. The patients feet once planted seem glued to the floor,. INDISCRIMINATE COED IESIONS. 365 and the upper portion of the body is inclined forward in pelvis is elevated on one side and that limb is then brought ordragged to a position under the center of gravity like a rigid pendulum(Fig. 132). It may even be aided by the hand. As it advances it isshaken by clonic movements, and when planted these may cause it toexecute several dancing steps before it is securely placed, duringwhich the heel is forcibly elevated and the patient may be bodilyjostled up and down. The body is then agai
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