Hemiplegia : portraits of neurologists.

Roll G - Hemiplegia and Historical. The following titles and description is taken from the Institute of Neurology cinefilm catalogue. "Hemiplegia: Features of a hemiplegia including the gait, loss of grip, increase of tendon reflexes and of tone are all illustrated in two patients. A useful film for people without clinical experience (4.5 min.) / Motor function in brain lesions: The way in which motor function in the upper limb disintegrates following a lesion of the cerebral hemisphere is illustrated. Gross movements are retained and co-ordination, as shown by the finger-nose test, is little impaired but fine finger movements are badly affected (5.5 min.) / Infantile hemiplegia: A woman of 46 years with a right hemiplegia since infancy is shown. Clips include her gait and the use of her upper limb (3 min.) / Infantile hemiplegia - hemispherectomy: A boy of 4 years with a left hemiplegia, fits and behaviour disorder is shown, with demonstration of tendon reflexes and plantar responses. Ten months after removal of the right cerebral hemisphere he is shown to be greatly improved (5 min.) / Little's disease: The film shows the gait, facial appearance and use of upper limbs in a girl of 13 years with spastic diplegia (3.5 min.). Historical: Portraits of neurologists: A film made by Dr. Graeme Robertson, Melbourne neurologist, showing scenes from the International Neurological Congresses held in the 1930s. It includes a number of clips of 'Queen Square' neurologists (2 min.)"