Paramyoclonus multiplex : report of a new case, with further history of a case reported in 1896, which has since recovered / by F.W. Langdon.

  • Langdon, Frank Warren, 1852-1933.
Date:
[1902]
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Credit: Paramyoclonus multiplex : report of a new case, with further history of a case reported in 1896, which has since recovered / by F.W. Langdon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    person into the room; and by attempts of the patient to answer questions. As regards distribution of the spasms, it is shown fairly well on the accompanying illustration which is reproduced from that made for the first case reported by the writer2. Distribution of myoclonic spasm indicated by plus marks. The chief difference is in the marked involvement of the erectores spinse in the present case, and their escape in the form- er one. The biceps and triceps in the present case are the seat of occasional spasms, while the muscles of the face and neck, the forearms and hands, and the legs and feet seem to escape en- tirely . The wrists, fingers, ankles and toes remain flaccid, even during the violent paroxysms ; their only movements appearing Cincinnati Lancet-Clinic, February 8, 1896.