Hitler' Parkinson's disease: A videotape illustration

Hägglund, Jarl V.

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“…In addition, most of those affected by encephalitis lethargica had their acute symptoms between 1918 and 1924 [15], by which time Hitler was well in his adulthood. Several authors have concluded that the documented disease course seems to be most consistent with idiopathic PD [5, 7, 10, 11], given the age of onset, the rate and nature of progression, the presence of various suggestive signs (micrographia, distal tremor, marked asymmetry, several documented non-motor symptoms), and the lack of definite symptoms associated with postencephalitic parkinsonism.…”

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“…The first visible sign was a left-sided rest tremor, which he used to conceal by keeping his left hand in his pocket or by holding onto an object such as a cane [6]. Documents, photos, and newsreel footage painted a picture of progressive left-sided bradykinesia and tremor, stooped posture, hypomimia, hypophonia as well as micrographia [6,[10][11][12]. Authors have pinpointed the onset of motor symptoms to either 1933 [13] or 1941 [5].…”

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Berlin Bowel Bothers: Might Adolf Hitler’s Gut Problems Have Been Parkinson-Related?

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It has been argued that Adolf Hitler (1889 – 1945) had Parkinson’s disease. He also experienced several gastrointestinal symptoms, for which various explanations have been sought, both contemporaneously and by later authors. In this Historical Note, a possible relationship between Hitler’s Parkinson’s disease and his gastrointestinal symptoms is explored. Specifically, we posit the hypothesis that Hitler may have suffered from small-intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), thus providing an early example of SIBO occurring as a prodromal Parkinson’s disease symptom.

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Berlin Bowel Bothers: Might Adolf Hitler’s Gut Problems Have Been Parkinson-Related?

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“…Videos of Hitler, one month before he killed himself, reveal Hitler walking slowly and not swinging his left arm [1]. He has a masked face, a stooped bent-forward posture and a resting tremor of his left arm [2,3]. Hitler is stooped and tremulous but mobile.…”

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Did Adolf Hitler ’ s Parkinson Disease Affect his Conduct of World War II?

Lieberman¹

2016

Biol Syst Open Access

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Adolf Hitler had Parkinson Disease. Although it affected him physically, it is unclear if it affected his ability to analyze, to conceptualize, to reason, or to think. Although it cannot be proven if he was cognitively impaired or a drug induced psychosis (a psychosis induced by the amphetamines he received as a treatment for his Parkinson disease) the evidence suggests he was not seriously cognitively impaired and that any unrealistic thinking resulting from amphetamines was, probably, a minor factor. Hitler was a lifelong risk-taker, a gambler. His lifelong risk-taking, his high stakes gambling, antedated his development of Parkinson disease and his use of amphetamines. His lifelong risk-taking, his high stakes gambling is considered to be the reason he made startling (and favorable) decisions before World War II and the reason he made similarly favorable decisions early in World War II. His risk taking and high stakes gambling is also the reason he made startling bad decisions: decisions that ultimately led to Germany losing World War II. Adolf Hitler had Parkinson disease (PD). This is not in dispute: it has been documented in descriptions by his contemporaries including physicians. It has been documented by comparing samples of his handwriting from before he was diagnosed in 1934, to shortly before he killed himself in 1945. It has been documented by videos taken over his lifetime. There is a dispute as to whether Adolf Hitler had post-encephalitic or idiopathic PD. This cannot be resolved. However, it does not affect whether PD affected Hitler's conduct: The effects of the disease, not its cause are in dispute.

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“…The general view is that Hitler's Parkinsonism came to light for the first time in 1945 when a Swedish newsreel was smuggled out deluding German vigilance. [ 14 ] It shows Hitler walking slowly with diminished swing in the left hand, suggesting bradykinesia, along with masked face, stooped posture, and rest tremor. [ 5 ] Other sources that hinted at his illness include photographs, eyewitness reports, physician's prescriptions, and his declining handwriting and the resultant micrographia.…”

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Adolf Hitler and His Parkinsonism

Bhattacharyya

2015

Ann Indian Acad Neurol

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Hitler' Parkinson's disease: A videotape illustration

Cited by 9 publications

References 5 publications

Berlin Bowel Bothers: Might Adolf Hitler’s Gut Problems Have Been Parkinson-Related?

Berlin Bowel Bothers: Might Adolf Hitler’s Gut Problems Have Been Parkinson-Related?

Did Adolf Hitler ’ s Parkinson Disease Affect his Conduct of World War II?

Adolf Hitler and His Parkinsonism

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