ABSTRACT
Description of hysterical mutism.—It consists of a very characteristic group of symptoms [Syndrôme]; aphonia, impossibility of whispering, motor aphasia.—Preservation of the general movements of the lips, tongue, etc.—The intelligence is not affected; patients preserve the faculty of writing fluently, and conversing by signs.—Diagnosis of hysterical mutism.—Its importance in certain cases.—Malingerers.—It is generally very easy to detect them.—Experimental production of hysterical mutism in hypnotisable hysterics.
