. Medical and surgical therapy. imb sway-ing to and fro like a lifelessobject when the patientsuddenly turns round). 4. The tongue is usuallyslightly deviated to theside of the paralysis. 5. There is, chiefly atthe onset, muscular hypo-to nus, which may beshown in the face byobliteration of the naso-labial fold and the lower- mally during the execu-tion of synergic bilateralmovements. 3. The unconscious orsubconscious voluntarymovements are not af-fected ; with the resultthat there is an absenceof the platysma sign, andof combined flexion of thethigh and trunk; activeswinging of the arm maybe


. Medical and surgical therapy. imb sway-ing to and fro like a lifelessobject when the patientsuddenly turns round). 4. The tongue is usuallyslightly deviated to theside of the paralysis. 5. There is, chiefly atthe onset, muscular hypo-to nus, which may beshown in the face byobliteration of the naso-labial fold and the lower- mally during the execu-tion of synergic bilateralmovements. 3. The unconscious orsubconscious voluntarymovements are not af-fected ; with the resultthat there is an absenceof the platysma sign, andof combined flexion of thethigh and trunk; activeswinging of the arm maybe absent, but there is noexaggeration of the pas-sive movement. 4, The tongue is some-times slightly deviated tothe side of the paralysis,but the deviation may bevery pronounced or bedirected to the oppositeside to the paralysis. 5. There is no muscularhypotonus. When thereis facial asymmetry, it willbe found to be due not tomuscular hypotonus, butto spasm ; the sign of ex- 596 REFLEX NERVOUS DISORDERS Signs of Organic Hemiplegia. Fig. 16.—Normal plantar cutaneous reflex.


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