A Pioneering 1915 Film on Movement Disorders in Spain: Parkinsonism, Huntington's Disease, and Paradoxical Kinesia

IF 7.7 1区医学 Q1 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Movement Disorders Pub Date : 2026-06-26 Epub Date: 2026-03-07 DOI:10.1002/mds.70257

Íñigo Corral MD, PhD, Juan Carlos Martínez Castrillo MD, PhD, Kailash P. Bhatia MD, PhD, Pedro J. García Ruiz MD, PhD, Andrew Lees MD, PhD

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Abstract

Background

Soon after the advent of cinematography in 1895, neurologists began exploring its use as a permanent record of physical signs and as a teaching aid. We present the first known Spanish film on movement disorders, recorded in 1915.

Methods

We describe and analyze the patients shown in the film within its historical context.

Results

The first section of the film is a teaching session in which a fixed camera records the patients and the professor, surrounded by students. It presents 10 patients, including parkinsonian and catatonic patients. In the second section, a mobile camera follows two cases in more detail: a patient with probable Huntington's disease (HD), and an impressive case of paradoxical kinesia in Parkinson's disease (PD).

Conclusions

The didactic value of the film is exceptional. It presents the first reported Spanish case of HD, and the first documented case of paradoxical kinesia in PD, 6 years before its written description in 1921. © 2026 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

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1915年一部关于西班牙运动障碍的开创性电影：帕金森氏症，亨廷顿氏病和自相矛盾的运动。

1895年电影技术问世后不久，神经学家开始探索将其作为身体体征的永久记录和教学辅助手段的用途。我们展示了1915年记录的第一部关于运动障碍的西班牙电影。方法对影片中出现的患者在历史背景下进行描述和分析。结果影片的第一部分是一个教学环节，固定摄像机记录了病人和教授，周围是学生。它介绍了10例患者，包括帕金森病和紧张性精神分裂症患者。在第二部分，移动摄像机更详细地记录了两个病例：一个可能患有亨廷顿舞蹈病（HD）的患者，以及一个令人印象深刻的帕金森病（PD）的矛盾运动症病例。结论影片具有独特的教育价值。它提出了第一个报告的西班牙HD病例，以及PD中第一个记录的矛盾运动病例，在1921年书面描述之前6年。©2026国际帕金森和运动障碍学会。

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Movement Disorders 医学-临床神经学

CiteScore

13.30

自引率

8.10%

发文量

371

审稿时长

12 months

期刊介绍： Movement Disorders publishes a variety of content types including Reviews, Viewpoints, Full Length Articles, Historical Reports, Brief Reports, and Letters. The journal considers original manuscripts on topics related to the diagnosis, therapeutics, pharmacology, biochemistry, physiology, etiology, genetics, and epidemiology of movement disorders. Appropriate topics include Parkinsonism, Chorea, Tremors, Dystonia, Myoclonus, Tics, Tardive Dyskinesia, Spasticity, and Ataxia.