Diseases of the nervous system : a text-book of neurology and psychiatry . Figs. 225 and 226.—Attitudes in dystonia musculorum cases. (Flatau.) manner. Oppenheim has likened it to a dromedary in some of thepositions assumed. Walking seems to fatigue the patients perspire, get red, and show signs of fatigue, getting out of breath,and one of our (J.) patients grunted involuntarily. One of Oppen-heims patients could walk backward better than he could walk for-ward. On sitting down or lying down the movements cease (Belingscase), or are much reduced in frequency and in clownishness. Z
Diseases of the nervous system : a text-book of neurology and psychiatry . Figs. 225 and 226.—Attitudes in dystonia musculorum cases. (Flatau.) manner. Oppenheim has likened it to a dromedary in some of thepositions assumed. Walking seems to fatigue the patients perspire, get red, and show signs of fatigue, getting out of breath,and one of our (J.) patients grunted involuntarily. One of Oppen-heims patients could walk backward better than he could walk for-ward. On sitting down or lying down the movements cease (Belingscase), or are much reduced in frequency and in clownishness. Ziehenscases were at times continually in motion, and had to be kept in aspecial bed, against which they frequently bruised themselves by theirimpulsive movements. The peculiar activities come into play as soonas there is an attempt to make any voluntary movement. Writing THE CHOREAS 433 becomes difficult or impossible. There is no paralysis, Oppenheimspeaks of a dystonia, Ziehen of a hypertonia. The movements are notathetoid nor choreic. They are wide, irregular, and
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