JAV Bates. Box 6 Reels 61-140.

Date:
1953-1958
Reference:
GC/179/C/2/8
Part of:
Bates, John A.V., and the Ratio Club
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About this work

Description

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 2006 these individual patient films were compiled onto a single 16mm reel.

Sections comprise:

61 Patient B 30.5.54 Feet

62 Patient B Lt Hand 30.5.54 Rt_, Feet_ [NO FILM IN BOX]

63 Patient B Lt hand 30.5.54 for Toronto 5/55

64 Patient B 11/12 Rt shot hand for Toronto 5/55 [latter annotation possibly rubbed out].

65 Patient B Lt hand 30.5.54 Some for Toronto 5/55.

66 Patient B (Temp - illegible) Metrazol injection

67 Patient A (GOS) at op 1.5.54 For Edinburgh length 16.1.56

68 Patient A (completely illegible) Pre op (illegible) 27.4.54

69 Patient A at op cortex and car(illegible) B19/42-3. All points (4 on Ctx, 4 on Corp) give v. slight alonition (illegible?) and extension of 4th finger (- not worth editing).

70 Patient B diseased 1/2 sph Point 2

71 Patient B at op diseased 1/2 sph point 3

72 Patient B at op internal capsule point A3

73 Patient B at op internal capsule point A6-A10

74 Patient B internal capsule Point C

75 Patient B at op internal capsule Point A1 (with cortex Pt 1) (in made up length) B17/56

76 Patient B at op internal capsule Points A4, A5

77 Patient B at op Internal capsule Pt D

78 Patient B at op diseased 1/2 sph point 3/2

79 Patient B at op internal capsule Point B

80 Beaver, JohnPatient B pre op Rt hand

81 Patient B at op internal capsule point A2

82 Patient B at op diseased 1/2 sph at point 1 (with capsule Pt A, to make up length B17/+6)

83 Patient E (double athetosis) clever feet. 18 June 54

84 Patient E foot and toe [illegible]

85 Patient D at op 5 May 54 Cortex and corpus callosum (with hand & Manning for Bust of ABN 11.4.58) [NO FILM IN BOX]

86 Patient D pre op 4.5.54

87 Patient C 6/12

88 Patient C 4 Mrch 54 [illegible] irritability Rt shoulder

89 Patient C at op Rt Hand. 8 March 54 (taken for Edinburgh 16/1/56) (?section)

90 Patient C at op 4 Nov 53

91 Patient C (EEG with cardiazol)

92 Patient C pre op 2 Nov 53

93 Patient B at op 7-1-55

94 Patient B (?) at op cortex:- ??edial surface

95 Patient B V. pre-op Lt hand & fingers

96 Patient B post op 27.4.54

97 Patient B GOS Feb 54 Pre op and at op

98 Patient B pre op walking

99 Patient H 2nd op 15 July 54 Pt 5/2 (Rt 45 F)? V.S.

100 Patient H at op 11 Nov 53 Pt 1.3 RP>MP5.F>MP4.F>MP.E>CM1.E>WF>W.C.

101 Patient H pre op (1/2ctmy) 14 July 54

102 Patient H pre op 10 Nov 53

103 Patient H 1st op 11.11.53 Pt 2.1 Nil

104 Patient H 1st op 11.11.53 Pt R.P 2.2 + 3.2 (12.illegible?)

105 Patient H 1st op 11.11.53 Pt 1.2 RP>MP5.F

106 Patient H 1st op 11.11.53 Pt 1.1 MP5.F>R.P

107a Patient H 2nd op 15 July 54. Pt 2 MP9.5.F.(V.S.)>R.P.

107b Patient H 2nd op 15 July 54. Pt 4 MP9.F.(V.S.)

108 Patient H Fits (2nd admission July 52)

109 Infants T. Section of infants & M. T. from London March 56. Film taken out for Barts [illegible] Oct 56. [illegible] At Barts 6/12, 9/12 sent for copy 3/59

110 UCH Infants 2 17.5.55 pretty dud shots selected.

111 Indian Infant pre op

112 Patient H (16) Petit mal + EEG at 16 frames/sec 16 Jan 52

113 Patient H (64) Petit Mal + EEG at 24 frames 16 Jan 53

114 Patient H at op (1/2 illegible) capsule 15 July 54 (with M + D for Bristol ABN 18.4.58) [Empty]

115 Patient H 2nd op 15 July 54 Pt 3 (MP4.F) VS.

116 Patient H 2nd op 15 July 54 Pt 1 R.P.

117 Patient H 2nd op 15 July 54. Pt 5.1 (MP?? F3)

118 Patient H for op 11.11.53 Pt 3 a R.P.

119 Patient G 2nd op 11.4.56 Pf 4.1 MP1.5.E -MP34.C

120 Patient G 2nd op 11.4.56 PG 5.1 MP1.E-MP34.E

121 Patient G 1st op 30.7.52 Pt 5 S. Ab.

122 Patient G 2nd op 11.4.56 Pt 7 nil123 Patient G 1st op at op 30.7.52 Pt 1 EF-MP45.F-S.Ab 124 Patient G Pt 3 1st op 30.7.52 (nil) 125 Patient G 2nd op 11.4.56 Pt 1 S.Ab-E.F 126 Patient G 2nd op 11.4.56 Pt 2 E.F. 127 Patient G pre 2nd op 128 Patient G 1st op 30.7.52 Pt 2 E.F-MP345.E-MP3.E 129 Patient G 2nd op 11.4.56 Pt 8 E.F. 130 Patient G 1st op 30.7.52 Pt 3.3 MP34.E (joined with Pt6 2nd op for ABN 16.11.57) [no film in box] 131 Patient G 1st op 30.7.52 Pt 6.2 MP23.E-MP5.E-MP1.E 132 Patient G 2nd op 11.4.56 Pt 3 MP1 34.E-R.S. 133 Patient G 2nd op 11.4.56 Pt 5.2 nil 134 Patient G 2nd op 11.4.56 Pt 4.2 MP3.E 135 Patient G 1st op 30.7.52 Pt 4 E.F-S.Ab. 136 Patient G 1st op 30.7.52 Pt 3.2 128 3G.E (VS) 137 Patient G 1st op 30.7.52 Pt 6.1 MP34.E-MP5.E-MP1.E 138 Patient G 2nd op 11.4.56 PG 6. MP34.E 139 Patient G Post 2nd op 140 Patient G 2nd op 11.4.56 Pt 5.3 MP1.E-MP34.E Publication details: UK, no date.

Publication/Creation

1953-1958

Physical description

1 film reel

Biographical note

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.

Terms of use

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Ownership note

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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