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Observations in Electrically-Produced Epileptic Convulsions

Part I. Tonic Neck and Labyrinthine Reflexes upon the Eyes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

R. Klein  and
D. F. Early
R. Klein
Affiliation:
Bristol Mental Hospital
D. F. Early
Affiliation:
Bristol Mental Hospital
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The pattern of the epileptiform fit produced by electric shock treatment is fairly uniform and constant. The four stages of the fit—the preconvulsive, tonic, clonic and post-convulsive phases—are characteristically expressed in postures and movements of eyes and head in each phase.

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Part I.—Original Articles
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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 94 , Issue 396 , July 1948 , pp. 581 - 589
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1948 

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