1. Neurotic, hysterical subjects especially women and children. Nervous symptoms predominate in all complaints. 2. Mental and bodily lassitude ; dull, drowsy, dizzy ; wishes to be let alone ; may be desire to throw herself from a height ; or desire for expression in speech or writing with sense of increased power especially of
1. Cerebral congestions especially from exposure to sun or radiated heat ; from mental excitement ; at climaxis ; face may be pale or congested even to dusky appearance. Sunstroke. 2. Mental confusion ; familiar things seem strange, loses his way ; after injuries, etc. 3. Throbbing pulsation all through head with every pulse beat
1. Weakly, scrofulous children prone to brain troubles, especially at dentition. 2. Melancholia ; silent despair ; stupidity or unintelligent muttering ; < consolation ; irritability ; mind loses control over body, strong concentration needed before muscles will art. 3. Acute brain affections ; hydrocephalus, during stage of effusion ; stupefaction or insensibility ; head
1. Bad effects of brain or spinal concussion ; especially headache with sensation as if being lifted up high into air. 2. Punctured, incised or lacerated wounds, especially of parts rich in sentient nerves as fingers, toes, matrices of nails ; intense pain and soreness ; injuries from treading on nails, splinters, etc. ; prevents
1. Nervous, hysterical women ; dark hair and complexion ; pale, wan, drawn appearance ; disposition mild but easily excited ; quick in perception, rapid in execution (ctr. Puls.). 2. Rapid alternation of mental states (Crocus. Puls.) with underlying condition of melancholy ; moodiness ; full of silent grief, sits and sighs ; overdelicate conscience
1. Scrofulous, fat, fair subjects, disposed to catarrhal troubles. 2. No very characteristic mental symptoms. 3. Catarrhal conditions of any mucous membrane with tough, tenacious, ropy discharges, gen. yellow ; also tough membranes on mucous surfaces. 4. Ulcerations especially of mucous membranes ; solitary, penetrating, punched-out appearance ; usually with foetid, cheesy exudation ; also
1. Acute, sub-acute and chronic rheumatism ; pains severe, suddenly change locality, going from joint to joint, with numbness, gen. < early part of night or soon after going to bed. 2. Cardiac diseases assoc. with rheumatism or in post influenza conditions ; violent shooting, stabbing pains ; palpitation ; great dyspnoea ; slow, weak
1. Cachectic, anaemic subjects ; pale, earthy or yellowish. greasy-looking complexion ; children emaciated (especially about the neck) and old in appearance ; debility from loss of vital fluids. 2. Great depression ; lachrymose yet irritable especially at small, non-essential noises ; seems to desire but is markedly < consolation ; dislikes company, > alone
1. Dark, sallow, spare subjects of passionate temperament ; sedentary brain workers ; chronic dyspeptics addicted to stimulants ; victims of drug habits, drastic medicines, excesses, etc. 2. Hypochondriasis with irascibility and impatience ; spiteful and malicious or sullen and surly, thinks everyone is against him ; melancholy > alone especially from relatives ; “spasmodic”
1. Fair-complexioned subjects who take cold easily. 2. Irritability and quarrelsomeness ; trifles offend. 3. Low fevers with delirium ; patient imagines there is another person in the bed ; that he is double ; that two babies are in the bed beside her. 4. Occipital vertigo or headache with pressure and heaviness like lead.