![]() ![]() Sandall developed additional symptoms by imitation of King. Sandall were both admitted from the same hospital in France. A month later he is at work on Seal Hayne Farm. Two hours later, as a result of treatment, the tic has disappeared and he can now walk and run almost normally. His symptoms persisted until admitted to Netley 5 months later, and there is a shot of him walking down the street. ![]() He has a hysterical gait, swaying movement and nose-wiping tic. There is a shot of him lying in bed having his head moved around. He has a lateral tremor of the head, treatment being relaxation and passive movements. The spasm ceases under hypnosis, but return on waking. Pte Ross Smith is also seen, who has a facial spasm. When a doctor says 'bombs', he dives under a bed. Preston, who has amnesia, word blindness and word deafness, except to the word 'bombs', and his response to this is shown. Two and a half years after onset he makes a complete recovery, and there is a shot of him running up and down stairs waving his arms. ![]() Seven months after this we see him teaching basket-making, which was his peacetime job. He had a sudden recovery of memory nine months later, with gradual recovery of body functions. There is a shot of him in a wheelchair with a nurse, and the intertitles explain that he is completely unaware of the efforts to overcome the rigidity of his ankles, and a man is seen trying to bend his feet. He has complete retrograde amnesia, hysterical paralysis, contractures, mutism and universal anaesthesia. Description: Segment 1 The first patient seen is Pte. ![]()
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