The Journal of nervous and mental disease . . ^H CEREBRAL AUTOMATISM. 3 treat,1 may manifest itself primitively, under the influenceof a loud and unexpected noise, a light placed before the face,or in certain subjects, in consequence of the more or lessprolonged fixation of the eyes upon any object is developed consecutively to the lethargic state when theclosed eyes are exposed to the light by raising the may be said to be the most pronounced charac-teristic of the cataleptic state. The cataleptic, even though placed standing and in aforced attitude, preserves a
The Journal of nervous and mental disease . . ^H CEREBRAL AUTOMATISM. 3 treat,1 may manifest itself primitively, under the influenceof a loud and unexpected noise, a light placed before the face,or in certain subjects, in consequence of the more or lessprolonged fixation of the eyes upon any object is developed consecutively to the lethargic state when theclosed eyes are exposed to the light by raising the may be said to be the most pronounced charac-teristic of the cataleptic state. The cataleptic, even though placed standing and in aforced attitude, preserves a perfect equilibrium and appearsas if petrified. The eyes are open, the gaze fixed, the physiog-nomy impassive ; and, since the eyes wink but infrequently,the tears accumulate and soon trickle down the cheeks. Therespiratory movements themselves partake of this immo-bility. The pneumographic tracings indicate long pauses,represented by horizontal lines which intervene at wideintervals between shallow depressions. The members, and the same
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