Nervous and mental diseases . Fig. 234.—Parkinsonsdisease. Attitude. 1 Amer. Jour. Med. Sciences, Dec, 1899. 2 Deut. Zeit. f. Nervenheilk., Dec, 1903. 3 Riv. di pathologia nerv. e meiit., 1906. 4 Jour. A. M. April 13,1907. 568 NEUROSES. The patient turns bodily, deliberately, and rigidly. He sits down slowly,with precaution, on the edge of the chair, always leaning forward, hisshaking hands on his knees in constant motion. Every change of posi-tion is studied and reluctant. We may take up the symptoms in muscular rigidity is worthy of first attention, as it is thedominant motor
Nervous and mental diseases . Fig. 234.—Parkinsonsdisease. Attitude. 1 Amer. Jour. Med. Sciences, Dec, 1899. 2 Deut. Zeit. f. Nervenheilk., Dec, 1903. 3 Riv. di pathologia nerv. e meiit., 1906. 4 Jour. A. M. April 13,1907. 568 NEUROSES. The patient turns bodily, deliberately, and rigidly. He sits down slowly,with precaution, on the edge of the chair, always leaning forward, hisshaking hands on his knees in constant motion. Every change of posi-tion is studied and reluctant. We may take up the symptoms in 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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