title: Inside-of-the-Body test drawings performed by patients with neuromuscular diseases: a preliminary report.
abstract: Inside-of-the-Body test drawings were obtained from 50 individuals with various neuromuscular diseases. A mean of 18.0 +/- 5.1 body parts were identified in the drawings. Diseased body structures were emphasized by most patients; for example, thymus was only drawn by individuals with myasthenia gravis, while muscle was only identified by individuals with polymyositis. In contrast, drawings by individuals with neuropathic atrophy omitted the atrophic extremities.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000523:psychology; D009220:Myositis / Q000523:psychology; D009224:Myotonia Congenita / Q000523:psychology; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D006005:Phosphorylases / Q000172:deficiency; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000523:psychology; D011386:Projective Techniques; D011594:Psychometrics
chemical_list: D006005:Phosphorylases