Appendix to the papers on the nerves, republished from the Royal Society's Transactions; containing consultations and cases. Illustrative of the facts announced in those papers / [Sir Charles Bell].

  • Bell, Charles, Sir, 1774-1842.
Date:
1827
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Credit: Appendix to the papers on the nerves, republished from the Royal Society's Transactions; containing consultations and cases. Illustrative of the facts announced in those papers / [Sir Charles Bell]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Spasmodic Contortion of the Head and Neck. XXVII. Mary Preston, aged 19.—This young woman was brought from the phy- sicians' ward unto mine, that I might have a more frequent opportunity of studying her case. “ The sterno-cleido mastoideus, and the trapezius of the left side, are subject to almost continual actions, which twist her down to that side; the ear is brought near to the shoulder, the head turned round, and the chin pitched up, whilst the shoulder is elevated and the body bent. These violent actions are attended with considerable pain. i “ The actions of the muscles are not constant nor regular. The violent con- tractions come at intervals. The sterno- cleido mastoideus first comes into action,