Stannum
Allen, The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica, 1874, Vol. IX, p. 129
The element, Tin.
Preparation, Trituration of the pure metal.
Authorities. (Nos. 1 to 12 from Hahnemann, Chr. Kn.) 1, Hahnemann ; 2, Franz ; 3, Gross ; 4, Guttmaun ; 5, Hartmann ; 6, Hayne ; 7, Herrmann; 8, Langhammer; 9, Wislicenus ; 10, Alston, Mat. Med., 1, 152 (statement of a case reported to him, Hughes) ; 11, Gusschleeger, in Hufel. Journ. (effect of swallowing granulated Tin, Hughes) ; 12, Mezer, Abr. Diss. Cantel. de Anthelmintic, Gott., 1782 (observation, Hughes) ; 13, Stahl, Mat. Med., cap. vi (not accessible, Hughes) ; 14, Dr. Patet, Jour, de la Sac. Gall., vol. iv, proving of Bichloride of tin (fuming), 3d dil. in waterv solution, repeated doses, and in progressive order, during ten days in January and February; 15, a young woman took a few doses of fuming Bichloride of tin for pruritus of vulva ; 16, another woman took a few doses of the same ; 17, effects on a third woman immediately after a dose ; 18, G. W. Hazeltine, Bost. Med. and Surg. Journ., vol. xxxi, 1844, p. 38, T. A. E., set. fourteen years, swallowed a draught of Bichloride of tin ; 19, Meinel, Deutsche Khu., 1851 (S. J. 74, 167), effects of Muriate of tin and salt; 20, E. P. Angell, M.D., Ohio Med. and Surg. Rep., vol. ii, 1868, p. 152, a family ate a cold chicken-pie baked the previous day in a new tin pan; 21, Dr. Angell ate a similar dish, very heartily, as a test ; all the other members of the family had similar attacks, varying in degree with the quantity eaten ; 22, a family ate a custard cooked in a new tin pan the day previous.
Mind
Excited and inclined to storms of anger (fourth day)
Violent, very transient anger
Remarkably joyful
Talkative; sociable
Quiet good-humor (after fourteen hours)
Quiet, absorbed in himself, with great discomfort of the body
Quiet, absorbed in himself, solicitous for the future
Sad, hypochondriac mood
Discontented
Great anxiety and depression a week before the menses, ceasing on the appearance of the flow
Indescribable anxiety and despondency for several days
Discouraged
Contented with nothing without being fretful
Fretfulness disappearing, in the open air, the whole day
Quiet fretfulness ; he answers unwillingly and abruptly ; easily vexed, and easily gets into a temper
Peevishness and transient sensitiveness (first three days)
Vexatious ; nothing goes to suit him
Aversion and dread of people
Restless and distracted ; no persistence in work, immediately
Head
Fruitlessly busy, as if a rush of ideas prevented him from completing his work at a certain time; all sorts of things occur to him to be done
Indolent and irritable, with heat in the face; would do everything, but really does nothing
Is inclined to do no work, and inability to think
Dulness of mind, indifference to external objects, indisposition, with paleness and darkness about the eyes/.
Disinclination to talk
Want of memory, in the morning on waking
Head p. 130
Confusion and Vertigo. Confusion and dulness of the head, as before coryza, which, however, did not occur, with sneezing
Vertigo, as if the brain were whirling around ; all thought vanished, and he could not continue to read, and sat as if without his senses
Sudden attacks of vertigo, while sitting down
Vertigo, as if all objects were at too great a distance
Stupefying vertigo, only when walking in the open air ; he reels as if he would fall
Dizziness in the whole head
Dizziness, while sitting, as if he would fall
Dizziness, in the morning on waking from a long sleep, as if he had not slept enough
General Head. Heaviness and dulness of the head, worse in the evening
Heaviness of the head during rest and motion, in the evening, lasting two hours (after nine hours)
Heaviness and tearings throughout the head (twenty- fifth day)
Almost constant heaviness throughout the head, sometimes only at the top (thirtieth day)
Painful heaviness throughout the whole head, sometimes in the forehead only, or in the temples (tenth day)
Now and then, violent heaviness in the head, sometimes general, sometimes partial; sometimes at one point, sometimes at another (twelfth day)
General heaviness throughout the head, especially in the occiput (twentieth day)
Feeling of weakness in the head, and sleepiness
Pain and heat in the head, in the morning on waking
Headache mostly every morning, with loss of appetite ; nausea and fretfulness
The action of raising or of bowing the head causes pain in the muscles which are involved in these movements (twentieth day)
Painful sensation on shaking the head, as if the brain were loose and beat against the skull
Boring, pressive, stupefying pain in the left half of the brain, on the surface
Dizzy pressure through the whole head
* Constriction and sudden pressure in the whole tipper part of the head, slowly increasing and decreasing
Painful pressing in the brain towards the vertex and occipital bones, in the evening, also after lying down
Frequent sensation, as if screwed inward in the head, with slow jerks or drawing pressure here and there at times
Pain, as if the brain were forced asunder, and were tense
Cramplike pain, as if the head were externally constricted by a band
* Sharp jerking pains in the right anterior lobe of the brain, above the orbit (twenty-fourth day),14 Pressive tearings from each side of the brain to the top of the skull (twenty-fifth day)
Sharp and deepseated stitches in the lower part of the left anterior lobe of the brain (above the arch of the orbit), (tenth day)
Tingling in the head ; noise resounds in it
Forehead. ^Headache in the frontal region,™.
* Pain, as from a crashing, in the forehead
Pressure in the forehead
Pressure in the forehead ; aggravated by bending backward, relieved by pressure
Pressive stupefying pain in the brain, just above the eyebrows, during rest and motion
Pressing outward at the frontal eminence
Pressure outward at the forehead, with sleepiness, relieved by pressure
* Dull pressure from within outward, in the forehead
Pressure in the middle of the forehead, extending deep into the brain
Pressure in the forehead, temples, and vertex, relieved by external pressure
A sudden pressive jerk in the left forehead and temple, so that he cried aloud.3.
Violent jerks in the forehead, alternating with dull pressure
Draw ing through the forehead and vertex, with a pressive sensation
Burning pain, like fire, in one-half of the forehead, as also iu the nose and eyes, with external heat in the parts all alike, during rest and motion ; was obliged to lie down, with nausea and retching as to vomiting, from morning till evening
* Pressive tearing in the forehead
* Pressive tearing in the right half of the forehead at intervals, aggravated by stooping, b.
Tearing pain, but transient, in the forehead, the top of the head, and the occiput ; afterwards shifting now to one point, then to another, and sometimes affecting the whole head ; generally more violent in the forehead (twenty-fourth day ,u.
Frequently during the day, cutting, penetrating pains in the left anterior portion of the brain ; they last some moments, and cease, to be renewed subsequently (fortieth day)
Shootings from the anterior portion of the brain to the right side (twenty-third day)
Dull shootings in the left anterior side of the head (thirty-fifth day)
Stitchlike headache, especially iu the left side of the forehead, with fluent coryza
Sticking headache iu the forehead, even during rest, for several days ; on stooping, everything presses outward at the forehead
A long, dull stitch in the left frontal eminence
Fine stitches iu the middle of the forehead
Temple. Boring pain in the left temple all day
Boring pressive pain in the right temple, relieved by external pressure
Compression in the temples and occiput
Pressure in the left temple beginning slight, then increasing and so again diminishing, as if the forehead would be pressed inward
Pressive pain outward in the right temple, almost as if external
* Pain, like a pressing inward in the temples all day
Pressure in the right temple when lying upon it, disappearing on rising up
Pressive drawing in one temple and half of the forehead, causing confusion
Often-recurring, sharp, but transient pains in the right temple (twenty-second day)
Sharp pains in the left temple ; less severe in the right temple (seventh day)
Pulsating stitches in the temples, with heat in the head, chilliness of the body and weakness of the head, so that he almost loses his reason, with slumbering and insensibility
Throbbing headache in the temples
Vertex (ill (I Parietals, Painful sensation of heaviness in the top of the head, almost at the forehead (seventh day)
Sometimes painful heaviness iu the top of the head ; now and then shootings in the right parietal region (seventeenth day)
Sudden sharp pressure on the vertex, with a sensation as if the hair moved
Pressive tearing in the left side of the vertex
Sudden dull stitches in the top of the head
Burning stitches on the vertex
Pressive heaviness, with a feeling of emptiness in the left half of the brain
Pressive pain outward, in the right side of the head
Drawing pressure from the right parietal bone to the orbit
Pressive tearing through the right side of the head
Tearing pressure in the right half of the head
Tearing in the left parietal bone, and in the forehead
From time to time, violent dartings in the left side of the head, or in its posterior portion (twelfth day)
Occiput. Painful heaviness in the occiput (twenty first day)
Painful and almost constant sense of weight on the occiput
Headache in the occiput
Boring in the occipital bones, with acute heaviness/
[HO.] Compression in the occiput, under the skull
Pressure outward, in the left side of the occiput
Pressive tearing in the left occipital bone
Pressive tearing in the left side of the occiput
Shooting in the left posterior portion of the head (twentieth day)
Constrictive pain in the right side of the occiput
External Head. Pain, as from suppuration on the head, externally
Burning tension on the forepart of the scalp, just above the right side of the forehead
Eyes p. 132
Objective. The eyes are prominent and painful, as after weeping
Nightly agglutination of the eyes, with weakness during the day
Dim, weak, sunken eyes (after two days)
Eyes dim
Subjective. Pain in the eyes, as from rubbing with a woollen cloth, removed by moving the lids
Pressure in the eyes
Pressure in the left eye, as from a stye on the lid
Jerking in the eyes
Twitching in left eye, lasting a week
Several sharp dartings in the globe of the right eye (twenty-first day)
Burning sticking in the right eye, toward the outer canthus
Burning in the eyes
Biting in the eyes, as after rubbing with a woollen cloth
Brow and Orbit. A pimple on the left eyebrow, with burning by itself and with pressive pain when touched
Sudden sensitive dull thrusts in the outer side of the upper margin of the left orbit
Jerklike drawing tearing externally above the left eyebrow
Drawing pressure in the upper margin of the left orbit
Sudden jerks on the upper margin of the right orbit and in other parts, with sensitive stupefaction of the head
In the upper part of the right orbit, shootings which penetrate from before backward into the substance of the brain (forty-second day)
Lids. Stye in the inner angle of the right eye
* Pustular swelling of the left inner canthus, like a lachrymal fistula
Twitching in the right inner canthus
Pressure in both upper lids
Pressive pain in the right inner canthus
* Pressure in the left inner canthus, as from a stye, with lachrymation
Constriction of the eyelids, with redness of the white of the eyes and a burning sensation
Sensation as of a hard substance behind the right eyelid
Burning pain in the left lower lid
Small violent burning stitches in the lids of the right eye, more towards the outer canthus
Fine sticking burning in the left canthus
Itching in the upper eyelids on each side, with slight swelling (thirty-third and thirty-fifth days)
Itching in the inner canthus
Lachrymal Apparatus. Acute itching in the right lachrymal caruncula (thirty-second and thirty-third days)
Hall. Shootings in the globe of the left eye, in the evening (thirty-sixth day)
Tensive stitch in the left eyeball, most violent on moving it
Itching in the left eyeball, somewhat relieved by rubbing
Pupil. Pupils first contracted, then dilated
Vision. Sees a rainbow about the candlelight
Ears p. 132
Ulceration in the hole for the earring in the lobule of the ear
Shooting in the cartilages of the right ear (twentieth day)
A drawing stitch in the upper part of the left concha
Pressure externally on the bones behind the ear
Griping tearing through the cartilage of the lobule of the left ear, with at times a sensation as if a cold wind were blowing in it (after four hours)
Earache ; in the outer ear a drawing pain
Boring pain in the right ear, with cold feet
Frequent drawing in the left ear, like an earache
Drawing in the whole right ear externally and internally; painful on moving the lower jaw
Cramplike pain in the whole right ear, lasting eight hours
Tearing in the right meatus, like an earache
Itching in the left ear
Stopped sensation in the left ear, with deafness, which was relieved by blowing the no?e in the morning after rising, lasting four fays?.
Hearing. Screaming in the car when blowing the nose
Rushing in the ears as from a stream of blood
Ringing in the left ear
Creaking in front of and in the left ear, as from a door, in the evening
Rustling noise of a grasshopper in the left ear (eighteenth day)
The jarring of his steps (on walking) resounds painfully in the head (twentieth day)
Nose p. 133
Frequent sneezing without coryza
Violent sneezing, in the evening (eighth day),u.
Profuse coryza (after four days)
Intense coryza, alternating with stoppage of the nose
Coryza of the left nostril (tenth day)
Violent coryza all day (eleventh day)
Diminished coryza (twelfth day)
Blood is blown from the nose, in the morning (seventeenth and eighteenth days)
Nosebleed, in the morning, immediately on rising from bed
Violent nosebleed, in the morning, immediately on waking
Stoppage of the nose, in the morning (ninth day)
Violent stopped catarrh; can get air through only the right nostril, at noon ; on the fourth day the nose becomes free
Can get no air through the left nostril, which is excessively swollen, red, and painful to touch
Heaviness and a stopped sensation in the upper part of the nostril
Respiration through the nostrils is impeded in consequence of a permanently congestive condition of the palate-nasal mucous membrane (twenty-third day)
Face p. 133
* Face pale and sunken, sickly; features elongated
Constrictive pain in the bones of the face and teeth in the right side, as if they would be drawn up shorter
Pressive gnawing in the left side of the face, especially in the malar bone
Stupefying pain in the face, especially in the forehead
Cramplike pressure iu the muscles on the left malar bone
Drawing pressure in the bones of the right side of the face, especially in the malar bone and orbits, paroxysmal/
Cheek. Painful swelling of the left cheek, with an ulcer on the gum ; the pain causes sleeplessness
Burning cramplike pain in the left cheek, in the evening, soon followed by swelling of the cheek, with cutting pressive pain only on drawing up the face, as if a splinter of glass were between the cheek and the teeth
Pain in the malar bone, on touch, before the menses ; during the menses, pain, as from a blow, even on moving the muscles of the face
Tearing extending from the malar bone down into the lower jaw, near the corner of the mouth
Constriction and pressure internally beneath the right cheek
Burning pain in the right cheek, beneath the eye
Burningitching sticking on the malar bones
Pain and swelling of the upper jaw; the cheeks are red, with sticking in them
Lijy. A sticking-tearing pain in a small spot in the lower lip
Chin. Broad cutting stitches in the forepart of the chin
Mouth p. 133
Teeth. Looseness of the teeth
The teeth seem too long
Jerking toothache in all the teeth soon after eating (cold or warm food), with heat in the face, only better iu the open air
Continual and annoying tingling in the roots of the lower incisors (thirty-third day)
Tongue Tongue yellow™.
* Tongue coated with yellowish mucus (after five days)
Burning iu the tongue, in the morning (twentieth day)
Pretty frequent itching in the tip of the tongue (nineteenth day)
During the proving, frequent itching of the anterior third of the tongue
General Mouth Mouth and fauces wonderfully corrugated; he could scarcely swallow, and his mouth felt hard aud leathery
Tenacious mucus in the mouth
* Bad odor from the mouth
Sensation in the velum pendulum palate similar to that caused by taking a pinch of snuff, which, by a strong inspiration, is drawn down even to the throat, in the evening (eighth day)
Sensation in the velum pendulum as if there were a foreign body there, or some mucus which could neither be hawked up nor swallowed ; the same sensation in the posterior portion of the nasal fossa (ninth day)
Sensation of disagreeable acidity at the velum pendulum (tenth day)
Stolid Salivation, with bad odor from the mouth
Acid saliva runs from the mouth, in the morning ou waking
Accumulation of saliva in the mouth
Td&te. Beer tastes stale and acid bitter
Insipid taste in the throat
Bitter taste to all food (solid and liquid), but not to water, but no bitter taste when not eating
Bitter, sour taste in the mouth
Herby taste to beer
Bitter and sour taste in the mouth (first and third days)
Speech. Talking was difficult, because the strength to talk was wanting
Talking was irksome
Throat p. 134
Bad odor from the throat
Much mucus in the throat
* Some mucus sticks in the throat, and the efforts which are made to raise it excite vomiturition (seventeenth day)
* Thick gray-green mucus, mixed with blood, is detached from time to time in the throat by the efforts to expectorate (twentieth day)
* Thick, viscid, grayish, blood-streaked mucus adheres to the throat, and is detached with great difficulty (twentieth day)
* Thick mucus adheres firmly to the throat, and the efforts to raise it excites an almost resistless inclination to vomit (twenty-second day)
* Daring the rest of the day, continual expulsive efforts to detach a thick, grayish, and bloody mucus from the throat, efforts which constantly produce an inclination to vomit (twenty-third day)
* Secretion of a mass of thick, viscid, bloody mucus in the throat, efforts to expel which were accompanied by attempts to vomit
Inclination to hawk up much mucus from the throat, in the evening, followed by a sore pain in the throat
* Rawness in the throat (seventeenth day) ; in the morning (eighteenth day)
Sensation of rawness and of dryness in the throat, without thirst (eighteenth day)
Rawness and dryness of the throat, without thirst, in the morning (twentieth day)
Sensation of ulceration, of rawness, and of extreme dryness in the right side of the throat, without thirst (twentieth day)
Sensation as if the right side of the throat were ulcerated, with such dryness that it seems as if the part had ceased to be lubricated by mucus (twentieth day)
* Permanent rawness and dryness in the throat, and during deglutition a painful feeling of being denuded (twenty-second day)
* Extreme rawness and dryness of the throat, without thirst; these sensations are much more painful during deglutition; thick grayish or greenish mucus adheres to the throat; strong efforts are required to raise it, and these excite inclination to vomit (twentythird day)
Scraping roughness below the pit of the throat internally
Scraping in the throat, in the evening
Sensation of dryness and sticking in the throat, in the right tonsil, which provokes cough, and is somewhat relieved by hawking and swallowing
Dryness of the throat
Sore throat, like a swelling, with a sensation of dryness and drawingtensive pain
Pain in the throat, as if swollen, with sore pain, not affected by swallowing ; after hawking of mucus, the voice is much higher than usual
Tickling crawling in the throat (larynx?), with a sensation of dryness, compelling to cough
Scraping in the throat, in the morning
Dull boring stitches extending from the fauces internally to the cervical muscles
Fauces and Pharynx. Tobacco has a sharp and dry taste in the fauces
Stitches in the upper part of the fauces, causing dryness, when not swallowing
Cutting in the pharynx, as with knives, on swallowing
External Th roat. Painful swelling of the submaxillary glands (after eight hours)
Stomach p. 135
Appetite and Thirst Increased hunger and appetite
* Great appetite and hunger; he cannot satisfy himself
Loss of appetite
Loss of appetite, with a natural taste of food
The child leaves the breast of the mother who has taken Tin, and will not drink anything more
Loss of appetite, with emptiness in the stomach, only one noon
Increased thirst
Eructations. Eructations immediately, in the morning, at first like bad eggs, afterwards only of gas
Eructations of a flat taste, with much saliva in the mouth
Acid eructations, succeeded by rawness in the pharynx, while walking in the open air
Acid risings five hours after the evening meal ; uneasiness in the epigastric region, as from slow digestion, although he had eaten less than usual (twentyfourth day)
* Bitter eructations frequently after eating
Frequent empty eructations
Sweet uprisings into the throat
Hiccough. Frequent hiccough
Hiccough from time to time
Hiccough soon after eating, while smoking as usual
Nausea and Vomiting. Nausea after eating
Nausea and qualmishness in the pharynx
Shuddering nausea several times, with nauseating fulness in the pit of the stomach
Nausea and bitterness in the mouth
Nausea in the fauces and pharynx, as if li3 would vomit
Nausea, with bitter bilious vomiting, after eating some soup
Retching, in the evening, followed at first by sour, then bitter, taste in the mouth (first day)
Retching, with great nausea, aud sensation of bitterness and disorder of the stomach (second and third days)
Constant efforts to vomit and vomiting of mucus
Vomiting a quantity of thick slimy mucus of a dark-green appearance, soon
Vomiting of undigested food, preceded by violent retching (after two hours)
Vomited a quantity of thick slimy mucus of a dark-green appearance
Sour vomiting
* Vomiting of blood
(The vomiting of blood is stopped by Stannum as by a charm),10.f
Stomach. Fulness and distension of the stomach, yet with hunger
A swelling up under the skin in the epigastric region, with griping in the abdomen, when walking
It causes troubles in the stomach and intestines
Sensation in the pit of the stomach as if disordered
Digestion is accomplished slowly ; acid water comes up even to the throat a long time after dinner (thirty-third day)
(Hysterical and hypochondriac cramps in the region of the diaphragm and abdomen)
Griping between the pit of the stomach and umbilicus, as if some one were pinching up the muscles
Spasmodic griping in the stomach and about the navel, with constant nausea aud with anxious uprisings to the pit of the stomach
Great pain at stomach
Violent pain in the epigastric region
Intolerable pressure in the stomach
Pressure in the stomach, in the forenoon
Pressure in the stomach aud discomfort after taking some soup
Pressure and obstruction in the pit of the stomach, which, when, touched, pains as if suppurating
Anxious pressure in the pit of the stomach, only when lying down, as if a gush of blood would occur, for several hours, relieved by pressure
Tensive pressure in the pit of the stomach
Violent pressure in the stomach
Dull hard pressure near the left side of the pit of the stomach, just beneath the cartilages of the lowest ribs, somewhat relieved by pressure
Cutting about the stomach
Very transient burning beneath the diaphragm
Abdomen p. 135
Hyptocliondria . At first a simple pain in both hypochondria, afterwards dull thrusts from the left to the right side, seemingly aggravated by pressing upon the right side
Pressure in the hepatic region
Pressure in the upper part of the liver
Burning pain in the hepatic region, then dull pain in the rectum, with the stool
Cutting in the right hypochondrium, aggravated by sitting bent over
Pressive cramplike pain in the left hypochondrium, now better, now worse
Umbilicus and Sides. Griping cutting in the umbilical region nearly the whole day
Griping in the umbilical region, as from taking cold
Spasmodic pain above and below the navel, soon relieved by lying over a table, without emission of flatus
Painful digging in the abdomen, above the umbilical region ; on pressing upon it, pain, as if upon a sore spot
Sudden painful compression in both sides beneath the true ribs
A dull slow pressure near the right side of the navel
Burning pressure in the right side of the abdomen
Sensation as if stretched in the right abdominal muscles, above the anterior spine of the ilium
Stitches in the right side of the abdomen, followed by drawing in the right shoulder ; she was obliged to lie down, with perspiration on the face and arms, followed by creeping chilliness
Several violent stitches in succession in the right side of the abdomen, especially on coughing and breathing
Boring stitch in the left upper abdomen while walking
Crawling movements in the right side of the abdomen, as from a purge
A bruised pain in the left side, below the ribs
General Abdomen, Distension of the abdomen
Painful distension of the abdomen, with painful sensitiveness to external touch
Fulness in the abdomen after eating
Frequent accumulation of flatus in the abdomen
Incarcerated flatus
Great rumbling in the abdomen
Rumbling, as from emptiness, in the abdomen on stretching the body
Loud rumbling in the abdomen after every meal, only while lying down
Bubbling in the abdomen
When a morsel is not far from the orifice of the stomach, there is a dull rumbling in the abdomen
Sensation of great emptiness in the abdomen (though without hunger), as if everything were crushed ; food relished ; he eats much and feels better afterwards, together with loss of strength in the body
* Sensation of emptiness in the abdomen after eating
The abdomen is painful to touch, as if suppurating, with shortness of breath
Sensation of soreness in the whole abdomen, aggravated by touch
Windcolic in the morning (thirty-seventh day)
Wind-colic during the day (fortieth day)
Colic ; fetid flatulence (fortieth day)
Frequent colic in the abdomen and rectum (forty-fifth day)
Griping in the abdomen at times, with rumbling, as if diarrhoea would occur
Griping movements in the abdomen, as from incarcerated flatus
Griping and pressure in the abdomen, especially in the umbilical region, with urging to stool
Frequent paroxysms of pain in the abdomen
Digging in the abdomen before every stool
Drawing pressure here and there in the abdomen
Tensive pain in the abdomen, more towards the small of the back, most violent on stooping
Pain in the abdomen, extending to the stomach and to both sides beneath the ribs, on pressing the hand upon the umbilical region
Smarting pain in the abdomen
Burning pain in the abdomen
Frequent persistent desire as for diarrhoea, in the evening, with griping and painful movements in the abdomen, as from taking cold, and with thrusts in the left side, as from a child in the uterus, with distension of the abdomen, soon followed by a thin stool, succeeded by urging, and persistent colic, lasting till she went to bed
A stitch, as from a knife, on breathing, suddenly shoots through the abdomen from the left to the right side, so that she starts up in affright
Hypogastviii in and Iliac Hcffion. Rumbling in the lower abdomen
Pressure in the lower abdomen, as before the menses, aggravated by pressure
Pressure here and there in the lower abdomen, with urging to stool
Fine sticking pain in the lower abdomen
Drawing cutting in the lower abdomen, close to the right ilium
Cutting, as with knives, transversely across the lower abdomen
Burning in the lower abdomen
Oft-repeated, strong, and jerking pulsations in the inmost part of the ri<rht inguinal canal, upon the track of the cord (twenty-seventh day)
Pinching pain just above the left ilium, as if the intestines were overstretched, on stooping
Fine stitches in the symphysis pubis, to the left
Sensation as if a hernia would protrude in the left groin
Pressure in the inguinal glands, with some swelling
Fine griping in the left groin
Stitches in the right groin on stooping, as if he had sprained himself, disappearing on rising up
Rectum and Anus p. 137
A pimple like a hemorrhoid in the left side of the anus, with painful soreness, when touched
Pressive pain in the rectum
Sharp shootings at the end of the rectum (thirty -first day)
Violent shooting, as if from needle-pricks, in the base of "the rectum, extending even to the anus (twenty-sixth day)
A violent thrust, as with a needle, in the rectum (fortieth day)
Itching stitch in the rectum
Sensation of soreness and smarting in the anus, with fine stitches, immediately after a stool
A corroding pain about the anus, while walking and sitting.1.
Burning in the anus, immediately after a stool, and at other times
Constant itching in the anus
Frequent urging to stool (which was otherwise natural)
Frequent desire for stool, but a scanty evacuation, at times consisting of only mucus
Sudden desire for stool, the first part of which was natural, then pasty, at last thin, with shivering over the whole body, from above downward, and drawing from the small of the back down through the thighs; when he attempts to rise it constantly seems as though he had not yet finished
Renewed desire soon after a stool
Frequent inclination for stool
Frequent ineffectual desire for stool
Ineffectual desire for stool
Stool p. 137
Diarrlicea. Most violent dysentery; the stools were at first loose, with much urging and tormina (after fourteen hours) ; afterwards the discharge became bloody and mucous, with the most intolerable tenesmus
Severe attack of something like dysentery
Soft stool, in the evening, preceded by colic, only felt a moment before the urging to stool (forty-fourth day)
In the evening, as on the preceding days, soft stool preceded by colic, only felt at the moment of the urging to stool ; fetid flatulence (forty-fifth day)
Several evenings in succession, a soft stool preceded by colic (forty-second day)
In the forenoon a soft stool, in the afternoon a thin one
Stool green.-h, scanty
Scanty stool
Dry large stool, with violent cutting pains
Stool dry, in lumps
Hard stool, which seems slippery, but is not
Evacuation of some hard pieces of stool, with pressure
Difficult evacuation of consistent but not hard fieces, as if the intestines had not sufficient power to expel them (after twenty-four hours)
Evacuation of mucus in the form of worms
Evacuation of mucus after a stool
Constipation. Constipation
Constipation for some time, in a mother and her infant
Retention of stool for twenty-five hours
Stool six hours later than usual
Urinary Organs p. 137
Kidneys and Bladder. Dull stitches in the region of the kidneys, extending inward
Sensitive pressure in the neck of the bladder and along the urethra, alter urinating; it constantly seems as though more urine would pass and some drops follow, when the pressure is still worse
Urethra. A blister on the margin of the meatus urinarius
Soreness in the tip of the urethra
Burning in the forepart of the urethra, especially on urinating; he had a desire to urinate every minute and passed much
Micturition and Urine. Frequent desire to urinate, even at night, obliging him to rise from bed, for three days; followed by more infrequent micturition and a smaller discharge of urine than during health
Desire to urinate, only like a feeling of fulness in the bladder; urine scanty, offensive, and infrequent, but without pain
Retention of urine
Sexual Organs p. 138
Male. Burning internally in the sexual organs, as in excessive irritation to discharge semen (after twenty-four hours)
An intolerable voluptuous excitement in the genitals and in the whole body, even to emission of semen (after forty hours)
Erections immediately ; on the following days want of erections
Nocturnal erections, without lascivious dreams
Jerking in the penis, as far as the posterior portion, almost as when evacuating semen
Sticking sensation, as from needles, in the glans penis
Burning pain in the glans penis, immediately followed by desire to urinate
Burning stitch in the glans penis
Nocturnal pollution during sleep, while lying on the back (fifteenth and seventeenth nights)
Emissions without lascivious dreams
No sexual desire and no ability for coition, not even when excited thereto (secondary action J)
Female. Prolapsus of the vagina, aggravated during a hard stool
White transparent mucus in the vagina
Leucorrhcea ceases
Itching of the vulva
Menses more profuse than usual (twelfth day)
Respiratory Organs p. 138
* Raitmess in the larynx
* Mucus in the trachea, in the forenoon, easily expelled by a forcible cough, with great weakness of the chest, as if eviscerated, and with weakness of the whole body and of all the limbs, in which the sensation of weakness extended upward and downward, several mornings in succession?.
Tingling in the trachea, which provokes several fits of dry coughing, in the evening (thirtythird day)
Irritation to cough, in the trachea, as from mucus, on breathing, with neither a loose nor dry cough, felt more while sitting bent over than when walking?.
Voice. *Hoarseness, weakness, and emptiness in the chest, on beginning to sing, so that she was constantly obliged to stop and take a deep breath ; at times a few expulsive coughs removed the hoarseness for a moment
* The voice is husky, hollow (eighteenth day)
Coufjli and Expectoration. ^Scraping cough, with greenish expectoration of an offensive sweetish taste, worse in the evening before lying down, with a hoarse voice ; a sore sensation in the chest and trachea after every cough (the irritation which provokes it is low down in the trachea)
* Frightful cough, with expectoration and spitting of blood
* Fatiguing paroxysms of cough, so that the epigastric region was painful, as if beaten
* Violent, shattering, deep cough
* From time to time short cough, as from weakness in the chest, with a hoarse weak sound
* Tickling cough, as from soreness, low down in the trachea ; a scraping, extending upward into the throat
Hacking cough, in three paroxysms
Constant inclination to cough caused by constant constriction in the trachea
* Constant inclination for hacking cough, as if caused by much mucus in the chest, with an internal sensation of scraping and rattling?.
* Much inclination to cough, before midnight, with scanty expectoration, for several nights
* Yellow expectoration of afoul taste from the trachea
Expectoration of viscid and thick mucus, which seems to come from the velum pendulum, where it may have heen secreted (tenth ,jay)M,_ * Expectoration of a globular, grayish lump of thick mucus, containing a clot of black blood, and appearing to come from the throat (eighteenth day)
* Salty expectoration from the chest
Respiration. *Short difficult respiration, caused by weakness of the respiratory organs, with great emptiness in the chest, though without dyspnoea
Respiration was shorter, in the evening, with anxiety ; was obliged to breathe rapidly for a long time, until he could once take a deep breath, after which everything passed off
Paroxysms of dyspnoea, short breath, and anxiety, in the evening
* Dyspnoea and want of breath, on ascending steps, and on the slightest motion
* Dyspnoea, as if the clothes were too tight ; he was obliged to open them in order to breathe as usual
Chest p. 139
* Oppression of the chest, as if it were internally constricted, with a sensation as if the inspired air were very dry
Oppression of the chest, as if something rose up into the throat and took away his breath
Distressing oppression in the upper part of the chest, was frequently obliged to take a deep breath, xvith a sensation of great emptiness in the pit of the stomach
::He was always very much oppressed when coughing
* Constriction of the chest, with anxiety, in the evening
Constrictive pain in the chest beneath the right arm ; a sticking on moving about
Drawing pressure on the conjoined cartilages of the last left ribs
Pressure from within outward, in the chest, beneath the right nipple
Pressive cramp in the chest, while sitting, aggravated by inspiration
Pressure, low down in the chest, as from a weight
Tension and pressure across the upper part of the chest, in the morning on rising from bed
Aching in the whole of the chest, especially above the pit of the stomach, worse on inspiration
Wandering pains in different parts of the chest, and drawings here and there (thirty-first day)
* Bruised pain in the chest, during rest and motion
* Sore pain in the whole of the chest, starting from the throat
Sensation as if mucus were in the chest, with rattling when breathing, perceptible internally and audible externally
Burrowing pain in the chest, extending thence into the abdomen, with desire for stool
Drawing from the clavicle into the left axilla
At times, during rest, sensation as if the chest dilated, though with a feeling of anxiety, as in palpitation
Muscular twitches in the upper part of the chest by the left axilla
Twitching jerking in the muscles of the false ribs
Sharp piercing needlelike stitches iu the clavicle
Stitches in the chest and shoulder-joint on breathing
Cutting stitches frequently through the chest, from below upward and outward, in the forepart of the uppermost ribs, not affected by respiration
* Violent stitches in the chest and sides, preventing respiration, several forenoons; iu the afternoon, distension of the abdomen
Front and Sides. Tearings at the inner surface of the sternum, in a line with the fifth and sixth ribs, extending a little way into the left side of the chest (twenty-ninth day)
Tensive stitch in the sternum, persistent during respiration
A long fine stitch by the ensiform cartilage, soon after eating
Boring-gnawing pains in a point at the left side of the chest, sometimes before, sometimes behind the shoulderblade (twenty-second day)
Sensation of internal gnawing at a spot in the anterior portion of the chest on the left side (thirty-third day)
Sensation in the thoracic walls, iu a line with the apex of the heart, as if an insect was biting the parts there (thirty-first and thirtysecond dav)
During the night, dull wandering pains, in the anterior portion of the left chest behind the scapula, with sweat on the chest only (forty-fifth day)
During the whole day, but not continually, sensation at a spot in the right side, as if a vessel were there into which a liquid was dropping rapidly (thirty-second day)
Cutting pain in the right side of the chest
Cramplike cutting in the right ribs, while walking, only on inspiration
Tearing cutting in the left side of the chest, while walking and standing
Stitches as from a flea, in the last right true and in the left false ribs
Burning stitches in the left chest, worse on expiration, while walking in the open air,fi.
* Sudden, sharp, Jen if like stitches in the left side of the chest
* Suddenly a long stitch in the left side of the chest, a hand's breadth beneath the axilla, causing fright
Tensive stitch iu the right side of the chest that almost took his breath
* A tensive stitch in the left chest, persistent during respiration, worse on stooping
* Sudden drawing beneath the left breast, on rising up in bed, followed by sharp knifelike stitches, extending thence into the clavicle towards the shoulder, where the pain persisted, and in the left side extending downward into the lower abdomen ; aggravated by bending inward, pressing upon it, and especially by inspiration and hacking, which also caused a painful shock
Violent itching on the nipple
Heart and Pulse p. 140
Pain in the precordial region and hiccough
Pulse 100,19.
His pulse became indistinct and fluttering
Neck and Back p. 140
Neck. The nape of the neck drawn upward, with a feeling of stiffness, so that she could not move the head easily
Cracking in the cervical vertebra, audible even to others, on shaking the head suddenly
Weakness of the cervical muscles, as if she could not hold up the head, with pain on moving the head
Pain in the nape of the neck, on bending the head forward
The deepseated muscles of the posterior region of the neck are painful to touch, near their insertion. to the occiput (twentieth day)
The pain (rheumatic) which I felt yesterday, at the right side of the nape of the neck, in the fibres of the trapezius, was aggravated during the night (twenty-fifth day)
Itching stitches in the nape of the neck, in the morning in bed
Sudden acute stitch in the lower portion of the nape of the neck
Hack. Pain as if beaten, in the back and lower extremities, in the morning on rising; she is weary, as if she had slept too little, and her body was not sufficiently rested ; somewhat relieved a few hours after rising
Stitchlike tearing in the left side of the back, and from below upward, while standing
Sharp jerking stitches in the left side of the back, and at the same time in the left thigh
Fine burning stitches in a small spot iu the middle of the back
Fine stitches, from within outward, at the back
Dorsal. Pressive drawing in the spine, below and between the scapulae, worse on motion, especially on turning the body
On raising a weight, he was suddenly affected between the scapula? as if sprained, more to the left side, with violent sharp knifelike stitches on the slightest movement, breathing, or yawning; intolerable pains on bending backward
Drawing tearing in the left scapula, partly towards the back, partly towards the shoulder
Sticking griping in the back by the false ribs
Burrowing stitches in the right dorsal muscles, persistent during respiration
Violent burning sticking in the upper part of the scapula), transiently relieved by rubbing/
Broad dull stitches, from within outward in the spine, between the scapulae
Slow, intermittent, dull stitches between the scapula), iu the middle towards the spine
Lumbar. Pain pressing from above downward, in the left side of the back above the hip
Pressive burning in the small of the back, somewhat to the right side
Violent crawling in the small of the back
Acute pain in the right lumbar region, in the morning
Violent tearing in the lumbar vertebra, from both sides into the region of the kidneys, worse on every motion of the trunk
Dull thrust? in the lumbar region, with a sensation of external coldness against him
A wavelike shock in the back above the left ilium, so that he started in fright
Upper Extremities p. 141
* Great loss of pozver in the arms and lower extremities, as if there were no strength in them, and as if the latter would not support the body?.
Paralysis of the left arm and foot, from fright, disappearing at night
Weariness in the arms and lower extremities; was obliged to let the arms sink down
Painful weariness in the extremities, while standing, with unsteadiness and tottering; they could not support the body
Heaviness in all the limbs, weakness of the chest, and alternating excessive anxiety
Bruised pain in the limbs, and especially above the small of the back
Bruised pain in all the limbs (twenty-fifth day)
Bruised pain and coldness in all the limbs (twenty-fifth day)
Superior Extremities p. 141
* Paralytic weakness of the arms if he holds a light weight for only a short time
* Paralytic weakness and heaviness in Hie arms, especially in the right arm, chiefly in the upper arm and joints; aggravated by every motion, at times associated with dyspnoea
* The arms easily become fatigued from moderate exercise, so that everything he holds is allowed to fall
The arms and fingers are almost immovable
Acute jerking, now in the arm, now in the hand, now in a finger, as if he had received a hard blow upon it
Pain as from a sprain, in the joints of the arm ; she could not bend them without great pain
Tearing in the left arm, especially in the upper arm, deep internally
Paralytic tearing in the left arm, especially in the wrist, aggravated by motion
Shoulder. Pressure and drawing, as from a weight on the left shoulder, in the outer portion of the upper arm and extending from the elbow to the deep-lying muscles of the forearm, gradually disappearing in the house
Paralytic pain, as from a sprain, just beneath the shoulder-joint, only during rest, only transiently relieved by motion/.
Sensation of compression in the shoulder
Tearing on the left shoulder
Paralytic tearing in and beneath the right shoulder-joint, more violent on motion
During the night, constant sharp pain in the right shoulder, in the fibres of the trapezius, aggravated by lifting the arm, and by touch (twenty-fourth day)
Sudden acute hard beating on the right shoulder
Itching stitches in and beneath the axilla
A burning stitch in the top of the right shoulder
Arm. Piercing pain, at intervals, in the bone of the left upper arm, as if it were compressed and crushed, during rest and motion
Bruised pain in the lower portion of the left upper arm
Twitching in the muscles of the upper arm, above the elbow, during rest (after five, and twenty-six hours)
Muscular twitches internally in the left upper arm, while resting the arm upon anything; on changing the position it disappears, but in the former position it returns
Transient drawing, extending from the elbow to the upper arm
Drawing in the left deltoid muscle, as from loss of power
Pressive tearing in both upper arms, at intervals
Pressive tearing in the middle of the right upper arm, suddenly appearing and disappearing
Tearing in the anterior and upper part of the right upper arm
Tearing pressure in the middle of the left upper arm, posteriorly and internally
Burrowing stitch in the right deltoid
Elbow and Forearm. Tension and sensation of soreness in the tip of the elbow, especially on bending the arm
Cramplike stiffness in the right forearm
Pressure on the right forearm, towards the anterior and outer portion
Paralytic tearing in the right forearm
Pain as from a sprain, above the left wrist, in the styloid process of the radius
Pinching just above the wrist, on the radial side
Pain as from a sprain, in the left wrist
Dull pains in the right wrist (twentyfifth day)
Every few moments, in the evening, at night and towards the morning, sharp pain in the right wrist-joint, sometimes extending even into the forearm (thirteenth and fourteenth days)
Sudden drawing at short intervals, extending from the radial side of the wrist to the hand
Pressive tearing in the right wrist, aggravated during motion
Hatld. Swelling of the hands, in the evening
Chilblains on the hands, during mild weather
Trembling and sensation of heat in the left hand
Weakness and trembling of the hands, mostly when lying upon a table and when writing, which was very annoying
Cramplike contraction in the palm of the left hand
Cramplike pain on the back of the left hand between the index and middle fingers
Transient jerking in the left hand above the joint
At night, after waking, wavelike drawing jerks, deep in the hand, as if in the nerves, so that he could have cried out
Jerklike tearing in the hand, coming from the fingers
Intermittent pressive tearing in the bones of the hand and wrist, and also in the first finger-joints
Dull intermittent pains, in the posterior surface of the metacarpus of the left hand, in the evening (eleventh day)
Sharp pains in the first metacarpus of the right hand, every few minutes (thirteenth and fourteenth days)
Sharp and rapid pains in the first metacarpal bone of the left hand; the same pain in the right ankle (fortieth day)
Fingers. Very painful hangnails on the fingers
Pain in the middle joint of the left middle finger (forty-third day)
Pain as from a sprain, in the whole of the left index finger, on bending, stretching it out, and during rest, frequently recurring for five days
Sharp pain in the second articulation of the left ring finger (thirtieth day)
Dull or sharp pain internally, in the first phalanx of the left forefinger, near the metacarpophalangeal articulation ; same sensation in the right forefinger (twentyfifth day)
Dull pain at the inner surface of the posterior extremity of the first phalanx of the left forefinger (twenty-sixth day)
Sharp drawing in the second joint of the left middle finger (twenty-sixth day)
Sharp drawing pains in the articulations of the first with the second phalanx of the left ring finger (twenty-fifth day)
Drawing in the first phalanx of the left thumb and below the wrist
Cramplike drawing pain in the left middle finger, with jerking, so that the finger trembled
Cramp in the fingers, which remain contracted for a long time
Tearing in the first joint of the index finger, which gradually disappeared on moving the hand
Pressive tearing in the first phalanges of the right fingers, worse during motion
Acute jerking pain between the thumb and index finger, when holding a pen ; when holding the pen loosely and when ceasing to write nothing was felt, but the jerking soon returned and lasted a long time
Cutting in the ball of the left little finger, worse on bending it up
Fine dull acute thrusts in the metacarpal bone of the left index finger, and in other parts of the hand, as if a tense nerve were struck with a little hammer
Shootings in the second joint of the left middle finder (twenty-fourth day)
Shootings, which start from the metacarpophalangeal joint of the left index finger, and spread even to the end of the finger (twenty-fourth day)
Stitches in the tips of all the fingers
Pressive sticking burning on the outer margin of the metacarpal "bone of the left little finger
Fine needlelike stitches in the tip of the left middle finger
Drawing stitches in the first joint of the left index finger, towards the tip
Inferior Extremities p. 143
Sensation of weakness in the lower extremities, as if fatigued by a long walk
Weakness of the right lower extremity, especially in the thigh, as if in the bone, so that it was painful while standing, and he was obliged to rest upon the left limb
Great weariness and heaviness in the lower extremities after a two hours walk
Uneasiness in the lower extremities ; was obliged to move them hither and thither, in the evening
Great heaviness in the lower extremities; she could scarcely ascend steps, and was then obliged to sit down immediately
Paralytic heaviness and weariness in the lower extremities, especially in the thighs and knee-joints; can scarcely walk ; is obliged to sit and lie
Bruised pain in the lower extremities on ascending steps; on descending them, so powerless and weak that he was in danger of falling
Hip. Violent pain in the muscles about the hip-joint, on raising up the thigh
Pain, as from a sprain, in the right hip while walking, so that he was almost obliged to limp, lasting several hours
Paralytic pain in the hip-joint, while walking
Drawing in the left hip
Transient dull pressure in the ischia, while sitting
Thifjli. Loss of power in the thighs
Muscular twitches in the left nates
Pain, as from a sprain, in the thigh beneath the hip-joint, while walking
Pain, as from a sprain, on the thigh, just beneath the hip, only when walking
Dull pulsating pressure on the inner side of the middle of the thigh
Pressive drawing in the inner side of the left thigh, iu the groin, from the ascending ramus of the ischium to the back part of the thigh, then from the hip over the small of the back to the right side ; at times grumbling in the ischium
Pressive drawing in the outer side of the right thigh, which rests over the left, while sitting
Drawing tearing in the left thigh, during rest and motion
Drawing tearing from the bone, from the knee to the middle of the thigh, while sitting
Tearing pressure in the forepart of the right thighjoint, extending inward and beneath the patella
During the night, sharp pain, but of brief duration, in the upper part of the right thigh above the crural canal (seventh day)
Sharp pains in quick, jerking twitches, returning at intervals, which are sometimes quite lengthened, in the anterior part of the right thigh ; similar pains in the left thigh some moments after (seventh day)
Cutting internally in the left thigh
Stitches, as from a needle, on the inner side of the left thigh
Sticking pain in the muscles of the right thigh, only while standing
Itching stitch very high up in the inner side of the thigh
Constant itching stitches in the left nates, near the anus
Knee. Stiffness in the hollow of the right knee
Sudden stiffness of the knee, so that he could bend it only with great pain
While walking, especially in the sun, the knees frequently give way, with weakness of the whole body, and the perspiration of weakness on the face
Weakness in the knee-joint, so that he could scarcely walk, with inclination to slumber
Bruised pain in the hollows of the knees, and in the calves, as after a long walk, in the evening during rest and motion
Tensive pain in the hollow of the left knee
Drawing, extending from the hollow of the right knee to the calf
Pressure in the right knee-joint
Burning scraping on the outer side of the left knee
Tearing iu the ligaments, in the inner side of the left knee
Itching twitching beneath the patella
Fine painful stitches in the right knee, and in the hollow of the knee, while sitting
Dull stitches on the outer side of the right knee only on standing, disappearing on moving the limb, and while sitting, . ~L€(J. Great weariness in the legs, especially in the left leg, extending up from the feet, and jerklike drawing in the knees, especially while standing, with sore pain in the soles of the feet
A painful sensation, as if a heavy weight were hanging upon the left lower leg while sitting, if it rots over the other leg and hangs down
Tension in the left leg
Cramplike tearing in the right leg, while walking
Drawing tearing in the leg, while sitting
Sensation, as if the lower leg were tightly bound up
Small swelling on the tibia, with a red point; it was painful to touch, as if ^the flesh were loose from the bone
Pulsative pressure in the right tibia
Lancinating pains, which seem seated in the upper part of the outer surface of the left tibia, near the femora- tibial articulation (eighteenth day),1 . Violent cramp in the calves almost all night
Painful tension on the inner side of the left calf, while standing
Pressure in the whole right calf
Pressure in the left calf, during rest and motion
Painful drawing on the outer side of the calf, during rest and motion
Pain, as from heaviness, in the outer muscles of the left calf frequently, while walkings
Pinching in the upper part of the inner muscles of the calves
Ankle. Sudden swelling of the ankle, in the evening
Pain below both ankles, in the evening when lying in bed, as if the heel were torn out
Itching stitch beneath the left inner and outer malleoli
Sharp shooting in the tarsal bone, below the right ankle (twentieth day)
Foot. Red swelling of the feet, especially about the ankles, with a sensation as if the feet were tightly bound
Cramplike pain in the sole of the right foot, while sitting
Pain in the feet from above the ankles to the soles, when sitting, less when standing and walking
A dull sticking pressure in the outer side of the right heel, extending up into the calf, on stooping, only when walking ; disappearing on raising the foot
Sharp pressure transversely across the sole of the right foot, while sitting
Tearing pressure in the right heel
Tearing aud jerking in both malleoli of the right foot, extending thence to the toes, while sitting; while standing it seems better, but then a tearing extends from the toes upward
Crawling in the feet, as after a long walk, or as if they would fall asleep, gradually extending into the legs
Toes. Drawing tearing between the metatarsal bones of the two last toes
Shootings in the second joint of the right middle toe (twenty-fourth day)
Sharp shootings in the tip of the right great toe (twenty-fifth day)
Violent shootings in the metatarsophalangeal articulation of the right second toe (forty-fourth day)
Shootings in the metatarsophalangeal articulation of the right great toe (forty-fifth day)
Generalities p. 144
(Genuine epilepsy),12.f
It causes emaciation aud consumption
The whole body and limbs are tremulous and unsteady ; yet the hand trembles more when resting it lightly upon anything than when grasping anything tightly
* Weariness of the whole body, especially after ascending steps, for seven days
Great weariness after descending steps, so that she could scarcely breathe ; on ascending the steps she felt nothing
Very weak and sleepy, so that he could scarcely endure it
* &Ae was suddenly attacked by weakness so that she could scarcely
f "In a boy who suffered frequently from convulsive attacks, especially in the morning fasting, Tin was given to destroy the worms, which were; supposed to be present; and thereupon the tits increased and multiplied to perfect epilepsy.
Hughes. breathe, while dressing, after rising from bed
* Great weariness during the day; he was obliged to lie down, but could not sleep, and when he slumbered was attacked with vertigo, vanishing of sense, and dulness of mind, for half an hour
Great weariness, with constant inclination to sit down ; it is most felt when walking slowly, so that he involuntarily walks rapidly
* Excessive prostration ; constantly wishes to sit or lie down, and when about to sit down falls upon the chair, because he has not the power to sit down slowly
* Most distressing debility, almost preventing my riding home, a distance of a few miles
When walking rapidly he feels the exhaustion less, but all the more afterward
* Loss of power, as if the limbs were beaten3.
Extreme exhaustion of mind and body; cannot continue at any work on account of irresistible sleepiness ; is obliged to lie down and sleep, but frequently wakes in different dreams
Uneasiness in the whole body, with burrowing on the tibia?, after waking from a deep sleep, at 1 a.m.,1.
Uneasiness, so that he cannot remain long in one place
A frequent agreeable sensation of lightness on deep breathing
Many pains, especially the pressive-drawing, beginning slight, increasing slowly, becoming severe, and just as slowly disappearing
Severe pain (second day)
Heavy pressure, now in one, now in another bone
Sticking griping in various parts of the body alternately
All were affected in a similar manner to myself, and after a lapse of about the same time
While walking the symptoms seem to disappear, but immediately return during rest; only the weakness is most noticed, when walking
Skin p. 145
Objective. Itching eruption over the whole body
Itching pimples on the face, painfully sore to touch, or on washing
A red, somewhat elevated spot on the forepart of the neck, with a white, quite painless pimple in the middle of it
In the middle of the sternum, a kind of small, red, sharply circumscribed pustule, causing, for a few moments only, acute itching, two evenings in succession (eleventh day)
A boil in the right angle of the lower jaw, red, with drawing pain, aggravated by touch, lasting eight days
Small itching hives below the wrist, through the day ; the itching was aggravated by rubbing
Small red, painless spots on the backs of both hands
Itching pimple on the left thigh
Round yellow spots on the left leg, lasting two days
Subjective. Violent burning in the hands and feet
Fine needlelike stitches over the whole left side of the body ; the next day only on the right side
Biting itching over the whole body on undressing ; was obliged to scratch
Itchingburning stitches over the whole body, especially on the thumb, chiefly in the morning in bed, for several days
Burning itching, as from fleabites on the back of the hand for eight hours, not relieved by rubbing
Sticking itching on the outer side of the thigh, only transiently relieved by rubbing (after half an hour)
Itching on the back of the left foot
Sleep p. 145
Frequent yawning, as if he had not slept enough
Much yawning, when walking in the open air, though with oppression, as from a cord about the chest
Stretching of the arms and yawning (after a few minutes)
He is excessively impelled to yawn, yet he cannot yawn sufficiently, however wide he opens his mouth
Sleepiness, after walking in the open air, especially caused by music, and a vivid dream immediately on closing her eyes
Sleepiness and inclination to yawn ; the eyes close
Falls asleep early in the evening after lying down, and wakes late in the morning
Deep sleep, several nights
Frequent waking at night, as if he had slept enough
Frequent starting up, as from fright in bed, at night
Sleep restless, and interrupted by pain (twenty-fifth day)
Mind p. 145
10 Slumbering in the evening hindered by constant uneasiness in the legs
At night, on waking, he was lying upon the back, the right leg stretched out, and the left drawn up and half uncovered
The child moans in sleep, at night, cries, begs, and is frightened
(He talked in sleep, and spoke of the uselessness of an external remedy for an internal trouble, as if in a somnambulistic state)
Dreams. Very vivid anxious dreams, at night
Vivid dreams full of terror (second night)
Pleasant dreams of earthly splendor and greatness, which keep her in good humor after waking
Lascivious dreams, with erections, without emissions
Lascivious dreams and emissions, without erections
Amorous dreams, with physical enjoyment, without a pollution (twenty-second day)
Anxious dreams of quarrel, strife, and battles
Anxious dreams of neglected business, about the same subject, two nights
Dreams of fire
He heard a loud noise in a dream
Confused, unremembered dreams
Confused, vivid dreams in which many things are mixed up, sometimes she talks aloud, tosses about the bed, frequently wakes, and always finds herself sitting up in bed
Vivid, confused, half-remembered dreams
Fever p. 146
Chilliness. Chilliness
* Chilliness over the whole body, lasting half an hour
Coldness of the whole body, with bruised pain in the limbs (twentieth day)
Very transient chilliness, especially along the back
Shivering several forenoons about 10 oclock, with coldness in the hands, deadness of the fingers, and insensibility of their tips
Coldness and bruised pain throughout all the limbs (twentieth day)
Gooseflesh over the arms and chattering of the teeth, as in convulsion of the masseter muscles, with only slight sensation of coldness and moderate shivering
Shivering only in the left arm, wherewith it jerked up
Shivering only in the left foot, extending half way up the thigh, in the evening
Very cold knees and feet
Heat. Heat
Great heat over the whole body, especially on the chest and back, with a sensation as though hot sweat were running down, without externally perceptible heat
Sensation of heat over the whole body, especially on the thighs and back
Heat and perspiration over the whole body from 4 to 5 p.m., followed by chilliness ; during and after the heat thirst, which recurred several afternoons about the same time
Anxious heat and perspiration broke out constantly, even on the slightest movement
Anxious heat, as though perspiration would break out, attacks him at intervals
Sensation of heat, especially internally
Internal heat, after walking in the open air, especially in the chest and abdomen, without thirst
Skin hot and dry
Great heat in the head, with heat of the forehead, with redness of the face, together with general though with slight heat over the whole body, worse in the evening, with much thirst, five evenings in succession (after five days)
Heat in the forehead, even perceptible externally.1.
Flushing heat in the face, perceptible internally and externally
Flushes of heat in the feet
Disagreeable heat in the feet, though little noticed externally
Sweat. Hot sweat over the whole body and complete exhaustion, even on only slight movement
A cold, clammy sweat broke out
* Profuse nightsweats, for two nights (after forty-eight hours)
* Profuse perspiration after 4 a.m., every morning
* Morning -sweat, mostly on the neck, nape of the neck, and forehead
Conditions p. 146
Aggravation.
(Morning), On waking, weakness of memory, dizziness ; pain and heat in head ; headache ; after rising, stopped sensation in left ear ; nosebleed ; on waking, acid saliva runs from mouth ; scraping in throat; eructations; weakness; tension and pressure across chest ; in bed, stitch in nape of neck ; on rising, pain in back and lower extremities; pain in lumbar region ; itching stitches over whole body ; 4 A.M., sweat.
(Forenoon), Pressure in stomach ; stitches in chest ; 10 oclock, shivering.
(Afternoon), 4 to 5 p.m., heat.
(Evening'), Heaviness aud dulness of head ; pressing in brain ; cracking in front of ear ; scraping in throat ; constriction of chest, with anxiety ; swelling of the hands.
(Night), Pain in nape of neck.
(Ascending steps), Weariness of whole body.
(Bending backward), Pressure in forehead.
(Bending finger), Cutting in ball of left finger.
(Breathing), Stitches in abdomen ; deep, feeling of lightness.
(Coughing), Stitches in abdomen; oppression.
(Descending steps), Weakness of body.
(After eating), Bitter eructations ; nausea; fulness in abdomen ; emptiness in abdomen ; stitch by ensiform cartilage.
(Expiration), Stitches in left chest.
(Inspiration), Cramp in chest ; aching in chest; cramp in right rib; drawing beneath left breast.
(Lifting arm), Pain in right shoulder.
(Lying ttpon temple), Pressure in it.
(During menses), Pain in malar bone.
(Motion), Drawing in spine ; stitches between scapula? ; tearing in lumbar vertebra? ; weakness of arms; tearing in left arm; tearing in right shoulder; tearing in right wrist; tearing in first phalanges of right fingers.
(Music), Sleepiness.
(Pressing on right side), Pain in hypochondria.
(During rest), Pain beneath shoulders ; twitching in muscles of upper arm.
(Rubbing), Itching.
(Shaking head), Crackling in cervical vertebrae.
(Sitting), Pain in feet; pressure across sole of right foot.
(Sitting bent over), Cutting in right hypochondrium.
(Soup), Pressure in stomach.
(Standing), Stitches in muscles of right thigh ; stitches on outer side of knee ; tension in calf.
(During hard stool), Prolapsus of vagina.
(Stooping), Tearing in forehead ; pain in abdomen ; pain above left ilium ; stitches in right groin; stitch in left chest.
(Touch), Soreness in abdomen ; pain in boil.
( Walking in open air), Vertigo, eructations.
( Walking), Pain in hip; pain in thigh ; tearing in right leg; slowly, weakness.
Amelioration p. 147
(Open air), Fretfulness.
(Pressure), Pressure in forehead ; pain in right temple ; pressure in pit of stomach.
( Walking), Symptoms.
Footnotes p. 135
† Revised by Hughes. % Revised by Hughes.