An essay on the shaking palsy / By James Parkinson.

  • Parkinson, James, 1755-1824.
Date:
[1960?]
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Credit: An essay on the shaking palsy / By James Parkinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    wearisome agitation is borne until beyond sufferance, when by suddenly changing the posture it is for a time stopped in that limb, to commence, generally, in less than a minute in one of the legs, or in the arm of the other side. Harassed by this tor- menting round, the patient has recourse to walking, a mode of exercise to which the sufferers from this malady are in general partial; owing to their attention being thereby somewhat diverted from their un- pleasant feelings, by the care and exertion required to ensure its safe performance. But as the malady proceeds, even this temporary mitigation of suffering from the agitation of the limbs is denied. The pro- pensity to lean forward becomes invincible, and the patient is thereby forced to step on the toes and fore part of the feet, whilst the upper part of the body is thrown so far for- ward as to render it difficult to avoid falling on the face. In some cases, when this state of the malady is attained, the patient can no longer exercise himself by walking in his usual manner, but is thrown on the toes and forepart of the feet; being, at the same