Jumping Frenchmen of Maine

M. J. Bakker; M. A.J. Tijssen

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-374105-9.00476-7

Jumping Frenchmen of Maine

M. J. Bakker^*, M. A.J. Tijssen

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Abstract

The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine is a condition that mainly affected French-Canadian lumberjacks in the North Eastern United States in the nineteenth and twentieth century. The symptoms include excessive startling, sometimes followed by an involuntary imitative behavior and/or obedience to commands. Although no recent studies are available, it is considered neuropsychiatric in nature and (partly) established as a consequence of environmental circumstances.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders
Editors	Katie Kompoliti, Leo Verhagen Metman
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	87-89
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123741059
ISBN (Print)	9780123741011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374105-9.00476-7
Publication status	Published - 1-Jan-2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Canada
Cultural
Echolalia
Echopraxia
Exaggerated startle reaction
French
Latah
Maine
Myriachit

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