Abstract
Camptocormia is a rare conversion syndrome found mainly in soldiers from World War I and II. No case has been reported since, but this paper reports the syndrome in a former soldier of the Nicaraguan army. It is characterised by severe frontal flexion of the spinal cord and knees, with passive dropping of both arms, and sometimes behavioural abnormalities.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
Reference16 articles.
1. Walker G. F. (1928) A note on camptocormia. Lancet, 2 April, 808.
2. PSYCHOGENIC RHEUMATISM
3. Hysteria in wartime;Anderson;Journal of the Royal Navy Medical Services,1941
4. Camptocormia: an hysterical flexion deformity of vertebral column;Sutro;Bulletin of the US Army Department,1946
5. Hysterical contractures following injuries in war;Hurst;Clinical Journal,1941
Cited by
19 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献