Handbook of insanity for practitioners and students . DESCRIPTION OF PLATE VII. MOBILE DEMENTIA. At first sight we will not recognize the expression of dementiain the adjacent pictures, although the individuals were completely-demented. Hence the pictures show the important fact that thefacial expression of the insane very often does not correspond tothe mental condition. This shows that the actions, speech, anddemeanor, past and present, must all be compared. The girl shown in the two upper pictures was formerly maniacal;her play of features is not volitional. She exhibits great bodilyrestles
Handbook of insanity for practitioners and students . DESCRIPTION OF PLATE VII. MOBILE DEMENTIA. At first sight we will not recognize the expression of dementiain the adjacent pictures, although the individuals were completely-demented. Hence the pictures show the important fact that thefacial expression of the insane very often does not correspond tothe mental condition. This shows that the actions, speech, anddemeanor, past and present, must all be compared. The girl shown in the two upper pictures was formerly maniacal;her play of features is not volitional. She exhibits great bodilyrestlessness, with a tendency to striking and biting; she sings,hisses, threatens, but the words employed present no coherence. The expression of the woman in the lower picture is producedvoluntarily and is due to a theatrical tendency. The mouth andeyes are wide open, hence the forehead is wrinkled and the eye-brows arched ; the elevated and extended hands aid in producingan expression of astonishment and fright. The much more violentaffects of profound m
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