Demonic possession by Jean Lhermitte.
L'Encephale April 21, 2017 E Drouin, T Péréon, Y Péréon
The name of the French neurologist and psychiatrist Jean Lhermitte (1877-1959) is most often associated with the sign he described back in 1927 in three patients with multiple sclerosis. We are reporting unpublished handwritten notes by Jean Lhermitte about 'demonic possession', which date from the 1950s. Drawing from his experiences in neuropsychiatry, Lhermitte gathered notable case reviews...
DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2017.03.001 (opens in new tab)
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Humans
Personality
Religion and psychology
Child abuse, sexual
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