. The journal of mental pathology. e one pa-tient, a melancholiac, in the Alexeievskaia Hospital, who alwayssuffers from characteristic hiccoughs with every sigh. These hic-coughs are, no doubt, due to diaphragmatic spasms. As for thephenomena in the patient considered in this paper, it may bethat the respiratory activity of the sub-cortical centres were affect-ed by the condition of anaemia that was caused by the repeatednose-bleeds. The senile changes may also have some bearing of asimilar nature. In conjunction with this, the physical and psychicdegeneracy of the patient must not be lost si
. The journal of mental pathology. e one pa-tient, a melancholiac, in the Alexeievskaia Hospital, who alwayssuffers from characteristic hiccoughs with every sigh. These hic-coughs are, no doubt, due to diaphragmatic spasms. As for thephenomena in the patient considered in this paper, it may bethat the respiratory activity of the sub-cortical centres were affect-ed by the condition of anaemia that was caused by the repeatednose-bleeds. The senile changes may also have some bearing of asimilar nature. In conjunction with this, the physical and psychicdegeneracy of the patient must not be lost sight of as having someconnection with the morbid manifestation. EXPLANATION OF TRACINGS. Tracing No. i. During the *cry. Tracing No. 2. During the calm. Tracing No. 3. During the cry. Tracing No. 4. During the cry. The middle tracings represent the chest and the lower the ab-dominal breathing. The ascending lines correspond to the phase of inspiration, thedescending ones to the phase of expiration. 84 RESPIRATORY TIC— No. I.
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