Nervous and mental diseases . Fig. 234.—Parkinsonsdisease. Attitude. 584 NEUROSES slowly, with precaution, on the edge of the chair, always leaning forward,his shaking hands on his knees in constant motion. In the more ad-vanced cases the patient drops rigidly or falls backward into the change of position is studied and reluctant. We ma\ take upthe symptoms in detail. The muscular rigidity is worthy of first attention, as it is thedominant motor phenomenon, causing the peculiar attitudes and pos-tures, the immobile face, and the slowness of movement. It is the motoranalogue of the
Nervous and mental diseases . Fig. 234.—Parkinsonsdisease. Attitude. 584 NEUROSES slowly, with precaution, on the edge of the chair, always leaning forward,his shaking hands on his knees in constant motion. In the more ad-vanced cases the patient drops rigidly or falls backward into the change of position is studied and reluctant. We ma\ take upthe symptoms in detail. The muscular rigidity is worthy of first attention, as it is thedominant motor phenomenon, causing the peculiar attitudes and pos-tures, the immobile face, and the slowness of movement. It is the motoranalogue of the mental inertia so common in this disease. It is nearlyalways present where the tremor exists, and may be highly developedwithout the tremor, or may first invade the parts that subsequently.
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