13171_4341_polio_diagnosis_and_management13
1948
Shot of doctors hands with mallet testing reflexes in young boys legs and joints. He moves legs around, camera pans to follow movement of legs. Camera fades to black. Cut to shot of man in bed with eyes rolled up, doctor’s hands in shot lifting up eyelids. He tries to get man to follow fingers, man’s eyes twitch. Doctor talks of how this extreme is rare. Cut to shot of doctor attempting to lift man’s head up from pillow. Man’s eyes are half closed. Doctor puts head back down. Screen fades to black. Shot of doctor testing strength in woman’s legs. Doctor voice over says that she lost the use of both of them. Shot of her face and torso on bed looking down at doctor. Cut back to doctor using mallet to test her reflexes, which voice over said should be normal in functional paralysis. She reacts. Close up of man applying anesthesia to her ankles.