Electricitas
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General
Electricitas.
Electricity. The effects of atmospheric electricity and static electricity. Attenuations are made from sugar of milk saturated with the current.
Clinical
Chorea. Headache. Hysteria. Paralysis. Rheumatism.
Characteristics
Caspari is the authority for the symptoms caused by electricity, but every one knows the powerful effect exercised on some persons by the approach of a thunderstorm, and the influence of an electric current. Nervous tremors; anxiety; fear; restlessness, anxiety, and anguish; violent headaches; palpitation; swelling of parts, are among the most prominent symptoms. Dr. Seward (Med.
Adv., xxvi. 150) has related a number of cases in which the injudicious use of electric baths brought on phthisis. In another case the chest and arms became stiff and paralysed. A young married woman, who had general and local (uterine) electric treatment, complained after it of feeling very heavy, as if she weighed a ton. One patient, after a bath, said his chest and shoulders "felt like marble." He became phthisical and died.
The paralysis caused by electricity was in several cases quickly relieved by Morph. acet., both in the solution and in the potencies.
Relations
Antidoted by: Morph. acet. I have found Phosphorus the best antidote to the effects of storms. Electricity antidotes Mercury. Compare: Galvanismus and Magnetismus.
Mind
Tears, sometimes with timidity
Sighs, sometimes with tears; the patient cries aloud
Restlessness, anxiety, anguish, sometimes more particularly in the chest; internal anguish; violent agitation; timidity; fear on the approach of a storm
Ill-humour
Involuntary laughter
Furor
Loss of consciousness; insensibility; foolish actions; haggard eyes
Errors in the appreciation of time; loss of memory.
Head
Giddiness, esp. on stooping
Confusion of head
Dulness
Embarrassment in the head
Vertigo
Cephalalgia
Pains in the head, sometimes drawing
Bruise-like pain in occiput
Crushing pressure in forehead, as from a stone
Shootings in r. side of head, or from vertex to the temple, and r. side of forehead; tearings in the occiput, from the nape of the neck to the forehead
Painful cramps in the head
Disagreeable shaking, most frequently from behind
Violent pulsations (beatings), or else heat throughout the head
Murmuring throughout the top of the head
Dartings in the head, as from pins
Tingling in the teguments of the head
Ebullition under the scalp
Sensation of cold in the vertex
Sensation of torpor in a part of r. side of head
Darting itching on the head and legs
Scurf on the scalp
The growth of the hair much promoted.
Eyes
Aching in the eyes, as from dryness
Gnawing sensation in l. eye, or else violent drawing pains, extending to forehead
Sensation as if the eyes were much sunken
Sensation as if something were passing out of the eye
Redness of the vessels of the conjunctiva, as far as the cornea; of the edges of l. eyelid, at the exterior angle
Inflammation of the eyes
Swelling of edges of eyelids, at the external angle
Considerable lachrymation
Lachrymation, esp. of r. eye
Wandering and haggard looks
Contraction of pupils, which were abnormally dilated
Clouded vision
Everything appears pale
Blindness
Sight improved (curative symptom)
Little black spots before r. eye
Objects all appear yellow to the sight
A dark room appears to be illuminated.
Ears
Pains in the ear
Drawing pains from the jaws to the ears
Lancinations in r. ear, proceeding from the neck
Pulsations in the ear
Redness and heat of the ear
Swelling of the interior of the ear
Suppuration, and a small pustule in the auditory duct
Vesicles full of acrid serum behind the ear
Augmented secretion of wax
Murmuring, sometimes with a sensation as if a flock of wool were before the ears.
Nose
Tingling in the nose, or else with pressure outwardly
Epistaxis
Loss of smell
Sneezing
Augmented secretion of nasal mucus
Discharge, on blowing the nose, of a liquid like milk; aggravation of preexisting coryza.
Face
Colour, bright red
Expression of alarm on the face
Increase of sweat on the face
Violent drawing pain above l. eyebrow
Contraction of the muscles of the face, esp. of the mouth
Swelling of the face
Scabby eruption on the face, on the arms, and over the body
Large blisters on the cheeks
Lips cracked; the upper lip puffed out
Eruption about the mouth and on the chin.
Teeth
Tearing pains in upper teeth, proceeding from the head
Pain as of subcutaneous ulceration in places once occupied by molar teeth
Quick dartings in a hollow molar tooth
Quick growth of the teeth in children
Drawings in the gums, proceeding from r. ear.
Mouth
Increase of excoriation already existing in the interior of the mouth
Pain of excoriation, and excoriation in the interior of r. cheek
Great dryness of the mouth
Augmented secretion of saliva
Foam at the mouth
Sensitiveness of the tongue, esp. at the point, which is also red
Papillae very prominent
Dry tongue, charged with a yellow coating
Swelling, thickness of the tongue
Vesicles on the tongue, with pain of excoriation
Dumbness, inability to utter a sound
On the palate, vesicles with desquamation of the epidermis.
Throat
Constant tickling in the throat
Pressure on swallowing
Difficult deglutition
Inflammation of the gullet.
Appetite
Sour taste
Increase of appetite
Great inclination to eat between meals
Thirst during febrile shivering
Pyrosis
Abundant accumulation of water in the mouth
Loathing
Nausea, sometimes after a meal, with a more abundant accumulation of saliva
Retching, with inflammation of throat, and cough
Vomiting, and inflammation of the throat
Vomiting of blood.
Stomach
Fulness of the stomach, after eating the least thing.
Abdomen
Spasmodic tension and contraction in the abdomen
Aching in the abdomen
Colic
Cutting pains on the approach of a storm, or else with diarrhoea
Dartings from l. to r. side
Shivering in the abdomen, or else burning, sometimes with tension
Inflation of the abdomen, borborygmi in the abdomen, sometimes with fermentation.
Stool And Anus
Fruitless inclination
The stools are at first facilitated, and afterwards restricted
Stools frequent and liquid, of a blackish yellow, and of a fetid smell
Diarrhoea, sometimes entirely liquid, hot
Tenesmus and cutting pains
Diarrhoea with colic, or else at the approach of a storm
During the diarrhoea, retraction of the testicles
After the diarrhoea, constriction in anus, with dry stools
Heat in the whole body
Violent pressure in the rectum (during the stools)
Burning in anus
Haemorrhoidal flux.
Urinary Organs
Sensation as though the bladder were going to burst
Augmented secretion of urine
Very frequent emission of urine
Involuntary emission of urine
Urine, in the morning, an orange-yellow; during the day, like water in which meat has been washed
Urine thick, deep-coloured
Red like blood, abundantly charged with mucus
Discharge of blood with the urine
White sediment.
Female Sexual Organs
Appearance of the catamenia (in the electric bath)
Copious menses, sometimes with pressure in the rectum
Blood of the catamenia, black and thick
Leucorrhoea, at first serous, afterwards thick, in pieces of the size of a hazel-nut.
Respiratory Organs
Roughness of the larynx
Cough, with much tickling in throat, or else with pressure in forehead from within outwards
Short irritable cough
Spitting of blood
Feeble and faint respiration
Respiration arrested
Dyspnoea
Respiration accelerated
Asthma, sometimes lasting for life, with palpitation of the heart, and disposition to syncope; oppression of the chest.
Chest
Constriction of the chest
Pains in the chest; sensation of coldness in the l. side
Chest and shoulders feel like marble.
Heart
Palpitation of the heart, sometimes esp. at the approach of a storm, or else with a disposition to fall in syncope
Palpitation of the heart with fever, or with headache, or else with restlessness and vivid redness of the face
Painful and rapid lancinating pain proceeding from the heart across the chest.
Neck And Back
Difficulty in moving the neck
Tingling in a muscle shortened by suppuration
Dartings in an enlarged gland of the neck
Tingling in the vertebral column
Furunculi on the back, and nape of the neck
Drawing pains across the shoulder-blades, as by a thread
Burning in the shoulder.
Upper Limbs
Tearings in r. shoulder, which disappear in the heat of the bed
Excruciating pains in arms (and legs)
Intense pains at night
Startings, or else tearings, in articulations of arms and hands
Paralysis of the arms, one being much swollen
Scabby ulcer in the arms (and on the legs)
Violent starting in the upper part of the arms
Drawing pain in the radius of r. forearm
Violent tearing in hand
Trembling of the hands
Sensation of paralysis in the articulation, on the slightest movement
Prominence of the veins
Swelling of the hand, sometimes red, or itching
Red smooth spot on the hand
Whitish, itching place in the palm of r. hand
Tension or drawing pain in the fingers
Sensation of torpor at the ends of the fingers
Vesicles full of a greenish liquid, sanguineous at the articulation of the finger which has received the shock.
Lower Limbs
Heaviness of the legs
Lassitude of the thighs on going up an ascent
Sensation as though the flesh were detached from the bones
Red itching place on r. thigh
Sensation of heat over the whole thigh
Trembling of the knees
Tearings in the knees
Dartings, or tension, or else tingling, extending to the foot
Pain as of a wound in the knees and great toe
Red place, with pain of excoriation, or else, a red and itching protuberance in the knee
In the tibia, sensation of turning round, or else lassitude
Red spot on the skin
Burning in the feet, sometimes reaching to the knees, esp. at night; great internal heat, internal coldness, extended by a cool summer wind to the abdomen
Sensation of fatigue, with trembling in the feet
Sensation of swelling, of numbness, and torpor; rotative sensation in the soles of the feet
Sensation as if a large ring were round the malleoli
Itching of foot, or else red and itching vesicles on foot.
Generalities
Pains in the limbs; grievous pains; pains in old wounds, or in enfeebled bodies, from a change of temperature Draggings in all the limbs, as far as the ends of the fingers and toes; nocturnal shootings, in parts which are paralysed, or else in those which have been electrified; shaking of the whole body, commencing in the maxillary bones; tingling in the parts electrified; violent burning in those which touch the chain General depression and weariness, sometimes with giddiness or with drowsiness; lassitude and stiffness of the limbs; general depression after a meal; uneasiness during a storm
General relaxation of the powers, sometimes with moral depression and headache; relaxation of the nerves and muscles; diminution of the weight of the body; weakness of the parts shaken Syncope, and tendency to fall down Stiffness of the limbs; paralysis of some of the limbs, esp. of the inferior extremities Trembling of the limbs, chiefly of those which have been shaken; general trembling
Springing up of the tendons Convulsions of the limbs Painful spasms along the back St.
Vitus' dance Epileptic fits hastened and aggravated.
Skin
Itching, or else tingling over the whole body (violent pains and swelling of one of the feet which had been frozen twelve years before)
Eruption of small nodosities on the spots touched by the sparks; eruption like miliary or measles; white vesicles; itch-like eruption at the joints; of carbuncles, which proceed to suppuration
The skin becomes black; wheals on the skin.
Sleep
Yawning and stretching, sometimes with shuddering over the whole body
Great drowsiness
Profound sleep
Sleeplessness, sometimes with tossing
Sleeplessness for two months
Dreams confused and disquieting.
Fever
Shuddering over whole body, every morning, with yawning Coldness of l. side Fever: at first general shivering, afterwards heat, transient and dry; frequent alternations of shivering and heat, with inflammation of the throat; heat mingled with shivering; shivering, with much sweat; painful cramps in head and along back; fever in the evening Augmentation of natural heat; internal heat of the parts which have sustained the electric shock; blood much over-heated; heat, with cephalalgia, or else with anxiety (at night), or else with strong and quick pulse; heat of whole body, with shivering brought on by motion; heat of the parts struck by the electric spark; intermittent pulse, lively, quick and strong; circulation of the blood accelerated; prominence of the veins of the hands
Increased perspiration; excessive nocturnal sweat, in gouty persons, without mitigation; copious sweat during sleep, with anxiety during a storm.