Abnormal movements and paralyses of combattants.

Date:
1918
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Also known as

Funktionell-motorische Reiz-und Lahnungs-Zustande bei Kreigsteillnehmern und deren Heilung durch Suggestion in Hypnose (Functional-motory excitatory and paralytic conditions in servicemen and their cure by suggestion therapy under hypnosis)

Description

A series of case histories of German combattant soldiers and sailors showing severe neurological symptoms of 'shell shock' both before and after treatment by hypnotic suggestion. Inter-titles for each section include: Linkseitige funktionelle lahnung (leftsided-functional paralysis) / Bauchmuskeldrampfe nach Granateinschlag (Abdominal muscle cramps following shellfire) / Zwerchfellkrampf durch starken Schreck (Diaphragmatic spasms caused by severe shock) / Schwere allgemeine Muskeldrampfe nach Verschuttung (Severe general muscular convulsions following accidental burying) / Schwere klonische krampfe der korpermuskulature durch Granateinschlag (Severe chronic convulsions of the body muscles caused by shellfire) / Klonischer Schuttel-Tremor der rechten Korperhalfe (Chronic shaking tremor of the right side of the body) / Allgemeiner Schuttel-Tremor nach Verschuttung (General shaking tremor following accidental burying) / Schuttel-Tremor (Shaking-tremor / palsy) / Schwere allgemeine Schuttelkrampfe mit Abasie-Astasie (Motory convulsions with abasia-astasia) / Motorische Krampfzustande mit Abasie-Astasie (Motory convulsions with abasia-astasia) / Montraktur der linken Wadenmuskulatur mit Spitzfusstellung (Contracture of the left calf muscles with [(tali)pes equinus] / Clownartige Bewegungsstorungen durch Schreckeinwirkung (Clown-like motory disturbances caused by fright (terror).

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1918.

Physical description

1 videocassette (VHS) (12 min.) : sound, black and white, PAL.

Notes

Supporting paperwork available in the department.

Creator/production credits

Bufa (Bild und Filmamt = Picture and Film Office), predecessor of the Universum Film company, Germany

Copyright note

BundesFilmarchiv, Koblenz (now Berlin)

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