Catalepsy

For several years I had been subject to attacks of the singular disorder which physicians have agreed to term catalepsy, in default of a more definitive title. ❋ Edgar Allan Poe (1829)

It acts in a peculiar manner upon the nervous centers, occasioning that strange condition of the nervous system called catalepsy, in which the limbs of the unconscious patient remain stationary in whatever position they may be placed. ❋ Joel Dorman Steele (N/A)

Auntie's piety was not of the niggerish kind, even Zoe, "The Octoroon," or any other woman or man in whose veins courses the blood of Ham four times diluted, knows that I mean it was not that glory-hallelujah variety of cunning or delusion, compounded of laziness and catalepsy, which is popular among the shouting, shirt-tearing sects of plantation darkies, who "git relijin" and fits twelve times a year. ❋ Various (N/A)

He noted that during one phase of hypnotism, known as catalepsy, the arms, limbs, etc., might be placed in any position and would remain there; he also noted that a puff of breath would usually awaken a subject, and that by talking to a subject and telling him to do this or do that, even after he awakes from the sleep, he can be made to do those things. ❋ A. Alpheus (N/A)

If a solar spectrum is suddenly brought into a dark room it may produce catalepsy, which is also produced by looking at the sun, or a lime light, or an electric light. ❋ A. Alpheus (N/A)

'It can only have been the condition that is called catalepsy,' said Challenger. ❋ Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 (1913)

"It can only have been the condition that is called catalepsy," said Challenger. ❋ Unknown (1913)

If it is catalepsy he is suffering from, then it is a kind of catalepsy I never heard of. ❋ Richard Marsh (N/A)

On her fifth hypnotisation, however, Lucie underwent a kind of catalepsy, after which she returned to the somnambulic state; but that state was deeper than before. ❋ William T. Stead (N/A)

The magicians of Egypt in modern times have been long celebrated adepts in charming serpents, and particularly by pressing the nape of the neck, they throw them into a kind of catalepsy, which renders them stiff and immovable -- thus seeming to change them into a rod. ❋ Unknown (1871)

a temporary relief from these convulsive exertions of the muscles, those convulsive exertions continue without remission, and one kind of catalepsy is produced. ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)

We think now he probably suffered from catalepsy, a nervous condition that causes muscular rigidity. ❋ Bettany Hughes (2010)

Furthermore, he believes catalepsy runs in the family and that he will end up just like his father. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She also experienced periods of catalepsy, a zombie-like state in which she heard what was going on around her but could not move or respond. ❋ Ethan Watters (2010)

He is convinced that his father suffered from catalepsy a catatonic-like state where one appears dead and has no reaction to stimuli, but in actuality is still alive and was buried alive. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Not just because I do know the inverse square law (the difference between perigee and apogee, between catalepsy and cataplexy, distal and proxal, etc, etc, etc) and they maybe dont ... but because I can only consider anyone who "looks down on" anyone, regardless of what they do or dont know as a veritable "mousehole". ❋ Unknown (2009)

But when mad waves spring, braceletted with foam, towards us in the angriness of love crying a strange name, tossing as they come repeated invitations in the gay exuberance of unexplained desire, we can forget the sad splendour and play at wilfulness until the gods require renewed inevitable hopeless calm and the foam dies and we again subside into our catalepsy, dreaming foam, while the dry shore awaits another tide. ❋ Unknown (2007)

August 24, 2009 at 3:36 am afink dey has a catalepsy ❋ Unknown (2009)

A patient with catalepsy is said to be in a catatonic state. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I thought [my cat] was dying after [I seen] him continually running into [walls], turns out he has catalepsy ❋ Jmalb (2018)