JAV Bates. Box 7 Reels 184-248.

A compilation of short pre-operative and post-operative neurological films featuring adults and children displaying a range of different physiological movements from gross activities such as walking, standing and sitting to finer activities such as creating facial expressions and maniuplating objects. The films may have been made during Bates' time at the Neurological Research Unit at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases. Contains extremely sensitive material throughout including scenes containing patient nudity.

In April 2009 these individual patient films were compiled onto a film reel.

Sections comprise:

Film 184 Patient B pre-op Discard

Film 185 MISSING (Patient B?)

Film 186 Patient C, 31 Mar 53 Decorticate? [Illegible] coma. Lt F???? [Illegible]. Made up length for [Illegible] 5/55.

Film 187 Patient C at op 18.2.53 [Illegible] Point 2/4.

Film 188 Patient C pre-op, at op, post op (Rt hand) capsule point 4

Film 189 Patient C at op. Int capsule point 5

Film 190 Patient C pre op 17. Feb 53 Lt hand [Illegible].

Film 191 Patient C Lt hand post op 30 Oct '53.

Film 192 Patient C at op int capsule Point 4/4

Film 193 Patient C at op int capsule point 1/3

Film 194 Patient C at op int capsule point 2

Film 195 Patient C at op 18.2.53 in capsule point 2/3

Film 196 Patient C at op int capsule point 4/2

Film 197 Patient C at op int capsule point 5/2

Film 198 Patient C prepared print x 4. Pre-op capsule pt 4/12 (?) post-op. Rt hand. 18.1.54. 1/2 made up for [Illegible] 5/55.

Film 199 Patient C at op. Int capsule Point 4/1. [Illegible] at op 7 Jan 54. 4 copies 17 Jan [Illegible].

Film 200 Patient C at op int capsule Point 3/1

Film 201 Patient C at op int. capsule Point 1.

Film 202 Patient C prepared length neg 7.1.54 Rt Hand. Pre-op capsule pt 4/1 +2. Post-op.

Film 203 Patient C 8.2.53 capsule [Illegible] Point 2/2

Film 204 Patient C at op. int capsule Point 3/2

Film 205-211 Patient C MISSING

Film 212 Patient C 6.7.54 18/12? frequent attacks

Film 213 Dyer MISSING

Film 214 Patient D at op (camera drag) loop 1 Point 1

Film 215 Patient D at op [Illegible] INT capsule Point D1 32tr/ser

Film 216 Patient D at op camera drag loop 9 Pt 1

Film 217 Patient D at op camera drag loop 4 ?Pt 4

Film 218 Patient D at op camera drag loop 8 ?Pt 4

Film 219 Patient D at op loop 2 Point?1 (camera drag)

Film 220 Patient D at op 16 April 52 [Illegible] Int. capsule (32 frames/sec) Point B.

Film 221 Patient D at op camera drag Loop 3 ?Pt4

Film 222 Patient Dat op camera drag Loop 6 ?Pt1

Film 223 Patient D at op (camera drag) Loop 7 ?Pt2

Film 224 Patient D at op [Illegible] Int Capsule Point E/1 32 fr/sec [frames per sec]

Film 225 Patient D at op (camera drag) Loop 5? Pt 1

Film 226 Patient D at op 16 April 52 Stim INT Capsule 32 frames/sec Point C

Film 227 Patient D at op Stim INT capsule Point F 32 frames/sec

Film 228 Patient D at op Stim INT capsule Point D2 32 frames/sec

Film 229 Patient D at op Stim INT capsule Point E2 32 frames/sec

Film 230 Patient D at op Stim dis 1/2 sph NEG CAMERA DRAG

Film 231 Patient D at op Stimulation [illegible] INT capsule [crossings out] Point A 32 frames/sec

Film 232 MISSING

Film 233 Patient F 21 June 54. Metrazol

Film 234 Patient F. Focal fit Lt hand EEG [illegible]

Film 235 Patient F. Focal fit Lt hand

Film 236 Patient G. Pre-op 8.10.52 Rt hand movements.

Film 237 Patient G. Stimulation of capsular fibres after ecision of frontal P[illegible]

Film 238 Patient G. Pre op and at op 28.4.55 post op. Taken out on [illegible] for Toronto (Montreal) length 5/55 Past at op cortex [3 illegible words].

Film 239 Goodenough, Stella. Pre op and at op post op. Prepared portion for London March 56.

Film 240 MISSING

Film 241 Patient G. Re-open 11.4.51 sound right cortex Point 9

Film 242 Patient H, Metrazol Inj. 3.5.54

Film 243 Patient H. [Illegible] 17.1.55

Film 244 Patient H at op.

Film 245 Patient H, post 1/2 Rt athetosis July 52. Neg with Stockman. Bit for made up length for Toronto 5/55.

Film 246 Patient H. Pre-op 12 Oct 53. Lt Hand.

Film 247 Patient H, J at op.

Film 248 Patient H. (Dr Patterson Care) [Illegible sentence]. Bit formade up length for Toronto 5/55.

Publication details: UK, no date.

1952-1955

1 film reel

John A.V. Bates was born in 1918 and died in 1993. He studied at Pembroke College, Cambridge and underwent his clinical training at University College Hospital, London. In 1946 he was part of the External Scientific Staff of the Medical Research Council based at the Neurological Research Unit at the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, where he worked until he retired in 1978. Much of Bates' research work was in the field of neurophysiology where he coined the term 'voluntary movement.' He was the founder of the Ratio Club, a group of young physiologists, mathematicians and engineers who met to discuss cybernetics. Bates was a member of the Physiological Society from 1949, a member of the Electroencephalography Society (now the British Society for Clinical Neurophysiology), serving as President between 1976-8 and the Association of British Neurologists.

All J. A. V. Bates material was handed to Moving Image and Sound Collection; the individual patient reels which were boxed alphabetically have been compiled onto larger reels for conservation. Some of the loose reels are separate as Bates may have used these for teaching purposes.

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