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Paralysis – Nerves – Chapter 36 – REPERTORY OF HERING’S GUIDING SYMPTOMS OF OUR MATERIA MEDICA By Calvin B. Knerr, M.D.

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CHAPTER 36.
NERVES.

Activity
(strength)
* Catalepsy * Chorea
* Convulsions * Fainting
* Faintness * Hysteria
* Lassitude
(Fatigue)
* Malaise * Nerves
* Nervousness * Neuralgia
*

Paralysis
* Restlessness * Sensations
(See
Chapter 43 :
Sensations in General
)
* Starting * Trembling
* Twitching * Weakness

Paralysis.


Paralysis :-

Acon.,
Æsc., Æsc-g.,
Agar.,
Alumin.,
Ambr.,
Amyg., Anac.,
Anac-oc., Ang.,
Ant-t.,
Apis,
Arg-n., ARN.,
Ars., Ars-i.,
¤ Astac.,
Bar-c., Bar-m.,
Bell., Bry.,
BUFO,
Cadm-s.,
Calc., Cann-i., Caps.,
Carb-v.,
¤ Cast., Caul., CAUST.,
Chel.,
Chin., Chin-s., Cic.,
Cimic., Cina,
Cinnm.,
Cocc., ¤ Coch.,
Coff., Colch., CON.,
Crot-h., Cupr.,
Cur.,
Dulc.,
Ferr-m., Form.,
GELS.,
GRAPH.,
Guara.,
Hep., Hydr-ac.,
Hyos., Ign.,
Indg., Kali-br.,
Kali-c., Kali-i., Kali-p., Lach., Led., Lyc.,
Lyss.,
Mag-p., Mang.,
Merc., ¤ Mill.,
Nat-m., Nat-p., Nux-m., NUX-V.,
Olnd., Op.,
Ox-ac., Ph-ac., PHOS.,
Phys., PIC-AC.,
PLB.,
Psor.,
Rhod., RHUS-T.,
Ruta, Sec.,
Sep., Sil.,
Stann.,
Staph.,
Stram., SULPH.,
Tab., Tarent.,
Ter., Verat.,
Verat-v., ZINC.

Addison’s disease,
in :-

Iod.

Agitans :-

Bar-c., Bufo,
Gels., Hyos., Kali-br., Mag-p., Merc., Phos., Phys.,
Plb., RHUS-T.,
Tab., Tarent.,
Zinc.

Head and body hang
forward, the former oscillating continually :-

Rhus-t.

Lesion, structural, has
not taken place :-

Phys.

Mental distress, caused
by, commence with pain in arms and itching and trembling in left
leg, with inability to remain in bed, had to walk floor :-

Tarent.

Oscillation,
inclination to, of body, after writing :-

Chin-b.

Raise, cannot, himself
to erect sitting posture, must be fed :-

Rhus-t.

Sits on a stool in
constant motion, cannot remain quiet a moment :-

Rhus-t.


Aphonia :-

(See Larynx
Vocal cords, Paralysis
, Chapter 25 :
Voice and Larynx, Trachea and Bronchia
.)

Apoplexy, in :-

Anac.,
Apis, ARN.,
Bar-c., Bell.,
Caust.,
Cocc.,
Cupr., Gels.,
Hyos., LACH.,
NUX-V., OP., Plb.,
Sec.,
Stann., Stram.,
Zinc.

Cerebral
hæmorrhages :-

Zinc.

Congestive, approaching
apoplexy, followed by vertigo and mental weakness :-

Kali-br.

Left :-

Arn.

Motor, affects equally,
and sentient nerves, is often attended with violent pains in
paralyzed parts and considerable contractions, especially of
exterior muscles, which feel hard as wood :-

Plb.

Old people,
particularly in :-

Con.

Right, particularly,
side :-

Crot-h.

Right, of,
deltoid :-

Cur.

Vertigo, with, and weak
memory :-

Nux-v.

Arms :-

(See
Arms Paralysis, Chapter
32 : Upper
Limbs
.)

Atrophy, with :-

Kali-p.,
Plb.,
Sep.

Contracted, limbs
painfully :-

Plb.

Emaciation, rapid, with
relaxation of sphincters :-

Sec.

Local, chiefly of
forearm :-

Plb.

Paralyzed, parts may
swell after the emaciation :-

Plb.

Back :-

Anterior, from decay
of, portion of spinal cord :-

Mang.

Exhaustion of spinal
cord, from, spinal anæmia, reflex paraplegia and hemiplegia, or
white softening, or where paresis of motor nerve centres, remains
after all signs of irritation have passed :-

Nux-v.

Extremities, painless,
of, in myelomalacia :-

Crot-h.

Muscles, of all, up to
neck

(cerebro-spinal
meningitis) :- Cupr-a.

Originating in small
of, after taking cold, with cold feeling of extremities and œdema
of feet :-

Cocc.

Softening, from, of
cord :-

Pic-ac.

Spinal disease, from,
cannot walk, with eyes closed :-

Alumn.

Spinal nerves
disturbed :-

CAUST.

Spinal, of,
origin :-

PHOS.

Spine, from weakness
of, partial :-

Nat-m.

Tabes dorsalis,
from :-

Sil.

Tingling and tearing
into limbs :-

PHOS.

Bladder, of :-

(See
Bladder, Paralysis,
Chapter 21 :
Urinary Organs
.)

Brain :-

(See Brain,
Paralysis
, Chapter 3 :
Inner Head
.)

Apoplectic
condition :-

Lach.

Alteration in
connective tissue :-

Sil.

Meningitis :-

Verat.

Meningitis,
cerebro-spinal :-

Cic.,
Crot-h., Tarent.

Softening, with vertigo
and weak memory :-

Nux-v.

Spinal, cerebral or,
softening, or atrophy, preceded by overexcitement :-

PHOS.

Children,
in :-

Gels.

Infantile, recent,
connected with teething :-

Kali-p.


Cholera, in :-

Cupr.,
Sec., Sulph.,
Verat.

Cold :-

Cold, from :-

Arn.,
Caust., Colch.,
Dulc.,
Gels., Merc., Rhus-t.

Damp, from, and getting
wet :-

Caust.,
Dulc., Gels., Nux-v., RHUS-T.

Exposure, after, to
wind or draught :-

Caust.

Constipation,
with :-

Æsc.,
Alumn., Caust., Nux-v., Plat., Plb., Sulph.

After :-
Ars., Bell.,
Caust., CIC.,
Cocc., CUPR.,
Hyos.,

Laur.,
Nux-v.,
Plb., Sec., Sil., Stann.,
Stram.,
Sulph., Vib.

Convulsions :-


After,
in asphyctic form of uræmia :- Hydr-ac.

Movements,
with convulsive :- Cub.


Paralytic
symptoms alternate with spasmodic :- Stram.

Trembling,
with :- Nux-m.

Co-ordination,
of

(See Progressive ;
also Legs Paralysis,
Chapter 33 :
Lower Limbs
.) :-
Crot-h., GELS.,
Ign.

Muscular
awkwardness :-

Ip.

No power of
balancing, stands with feet apart :-

Ter.

Run to places where
they had no intention to go :-

Agar.

Stumbles and
trips :-

Kali-p.

Vaso-motor, in
affection of, nerves :-

Kali-br.

Diphtheria :-

Diphtheria,
after :-

Arg-n.,
Arn.,
Ars., Bar-c.,
Caust., Cocc.,
Con.,
Crot-h.,
Cupr., GELS.,
Helon., Hyos.,
Kali-p.,
LACH.,
Nat-m.,
Nux-v.,
Phos.,
Phys., Phyt.,
Plb., Rhus-t.,
Sulph.,
Thuj., Zinc.

After, in a
child :-

Lac-c.


Downward, from above
downward :-

Bar-c.

Drinking, after abuse
of alcohol :-

Ant-t.,
Ars., Calc.,
Lach., Nat-s.,
Nux-v., OP.,
Ran-b.,
Sep., Sulph.

Ears, ringing, and
deafness :-

Sil.

Eruptions :-

After suppressed
itch :-

Caust.

Repercussion, from,
suppression :-

Caust.,
Cupr.,
Dulc., Hep., Sulph.

Exertion, after
unwonted :-

Arn.,
Ars., RHUS-T.

Exhaustion :-

Dependent upon
exhaustion :-

Chin.,
Cocc., Ferr.,
Lach., Nat-m., Nux-v., PHOS.,
Rhus-t., Sulph.

Dissipation, caused by,
or hard work, with close confinement :-

SIL.

Fluids, from loss
of :-

Chin.,
Ferr., Verat.

Nerve, of, power, in
recent cases, as after diphtheria :-

Kali-p.

Eyes :-

(See
Accommodation,
Eyes and Lids
Paralysis
, Chapter 5 :
Eyes
.)

Face

(See Face
Paralysis
, Chapter 8 :
Upper Face
.) :-
Cadm-s.

Buccal :-

Cur.

Double facial and right
lateral,

(in
consequence of repeated epileptic attacks),
swallowing and articulation affected :- Cur.

Produced by
pains :-

NAT-M.

Fever :-

Intermittent,
after :-

Arn.,
Ars., Lach.,
NAT-M.,
Nux-v.

Typhoid, after :-

Cocc.,
Cupr., Nux-v.,
RHUS-T.,
Sulph.

Impending with typhoid
or typhus :-

Phos.

Fingers :-

(See
Fingers Paralysis,
Chapter 32 :
Upper Limbs
.)

Gout, in gouty
constitutions :-

Colch.

Hemiplegia :-

Alumn.,
Anac., Apis,
Arg-n., Arn.,
Bell.,
Caj., CAUST.,
Chin.,
Cocc., Dulc., Elaps.,
Graph., Hydr-ac.,
Hyos., Kali-c.,
Kali-i., Lach.,
Merc., Mur-ac.,
Nux-v.,
Ph-ac., Plb., Rhus-t.,
Sep.,
Stann., Staph., Stram.,
Sul-ac., Syph.,
Thuj.

Aphasic, facial and,
from thrombosis of left middle cerebral artery, or from pressure on
spinal cord :-

PHOS.

Anger, from :-

Staph.

Atrophy, with :-

Caust.

Bruised, with, feeling
and stiffness :-

Cocc.

Coldness, with :-

Caust.

Convulsions of other
side :-

Bell.,
Stram.

Eruption, particularly
from suppression of :-

Caust.

Eruption, after
disappearance of a measly-like, that has covered whole body :-

Cop.

Extensors, worse
in :-

Alumn.

Fainting, from :-

Camph.

Hyperæsthesia, often
accompanied by, of opposite side :-

Plb.

Incipient :-

Phos.

Left side :-

Arn.,
Ars., Bell., Caust., Hydr-ac.,
LACH.,
Nit-ac., NUX-V.,
Oxal., Petr.,
Rhus-t.,
Stram.

Aphasia, with :-

Bar-m.

Left

(after
apoplexy) :- Arn.,
Plb.

Left, with coldness of
part :-

Cocc.

Left, after
diphtheria :-

Nux-v.

Left, of, partial, in
chorea :-

Lach.

Septicæmia, in, result
of dissecting wound :-

Lach.

Left, now and then
moves right arm and leg

(tubercular
meningitis, hydrocephalus) :-
Apis.

Left, almost
total :-

Gels.

Left, caused by
excessive hard work, loss of sleep and overindulgence in
tobacco :-

Nux-v.

Numbness, with :-

Caust.,
Coc-c.

Right side :-

Apis,
Arn., Bell., Caust.,
Op.,
Rhus-t.,
Sil.

Right, with
aphasia :-

Canth.

Right, after excessive
grief :-

Apis.

Right, with acute
hydrocephalus :-

Kali-i.

Right, after labor,
apparent total abolition of functions, of voluntary motion and
special sensation :-

Rhus-t.

Right, after mental
shock :-

Apis.

Right, with
numbness :-

Rhus-t.

Right, partial, with
headache :-

Lach.

Right, partial, with
numbness

(cancer
of breast) :- Apis.

Right, sudden :-

Apis.

Sweat, paralyzed parts
moist with, especially left side, with feeling of heavy load in
affected arm and corresponding side of chest, and frequent night
sweats :-

Stann.

Vertigo, with :-

Caust.

Hysterical :-

Plb.,
Sep.

Incipient :-

Arg-n.,
Cund.

Impending danger of
local motor

(spasm
of glottis) :- Stram.

Injuries :-

Brain, from concussion
of spine and, partial :-

Arn.

Head, after striking,
against stone wall :-

Calc.

Mechanical,
from :-

Cur.

Traumatic, in gouty
patients :-

Alumn.

Traumatic,
muscular :-

Arn.

Inner parts, of :-

Absin., Cocc.,
Dulc.

Pneumogastric nerve
appeared half paralyzed :-

Grin.

Labor, after
parturition :-

PHOS.,
RHUS-T.

Legs :-

(See
Legs Paralysis, Chapter
33 : Lower
Limbs
.)

Limbs :-

(See
Limbs Paralysis, Chapter
34 : Limbs in
General
.)

Local :-

Of left nervus
abducens :-

Cupr-a.

Of single parts :-

Anac., Dulc.,
Xan.


Lungs :-

(See
Lungs Paralysis, Chapter
28 :
Inner Chest and Lungs
.)

Mental
condition :-

Anger, after :-

Nux-v.,
Staph.

Anger, from, or
emotions :-

Nat-m.

Emotion, from :-

Arn.,
IGN.,
Nat-m., Stann.

Exertion, after mental,
combined with sedentary habits :-

Nux-v.

Imbecility,
with :-

Anac-oc.

Insane, of the :-

¤ Chlol.,
Crot-h., Phys.

Mental, with,
listlessness :-

Nux-m.

Melancholy,
with :-

Ambr.

Passion, after violent
fits of :-

Nat-m.

Preceded by mental
derangement :-

Plb.

Muscular :-

Con.,
Crot-h., Gels., Kali-br., Nit-s-d.,
Olnd., Phys.,
Phyt.,
Uran-n.

Abdominal, affects 1st,
muscles, then those having insertion in chest, then those of neck,
lastly of sphincters of bladder and rectum :-

Bar-c.

Bladder, in paralysis
of :-

Cic.

Extensors,
particularly :-

Ars.,
Plb.

Falling, afraid
of :-

Amyg.

Feet, paralytic
weakness especially those of :-

Bell.

Involuntary of all,
partial :-

Gels.

Syphilitic periostitis,
in :-

Kali-i.

Twitching, commonly
preceded by, or trembling

(multiple
sclerosis) :- Phys.

Voluntary muscles,
especially those of arms and legs :-

Colch.

Voluntary muscles, of,
in cerebro-spinal meningitis :-

Calc.

Voluntary muscles,
incomplete palsy of :-

Anac.

Weakness, from, of will
power

(false
labor-pain) :- Gels.

Neuralgia :-

Neuralgia,
after :-

Ars.,
Nat-m.

Shooting, darting,
intense tearing pains in tracks of larger nerves, the parts
emaciated :-

PLB.

Old people, of :-

Bar-c.,
Kali-c., OP.

General

(apoplexy) :-
Bar-c.

In an old woman,
control over stools and urine long completely lost :-

Equis.

Particularly old women,
general, of voluntary muscles, 1st peripheral nerve, finally spinal
cord :-

Con.


Painful :-

Agar.,
Arn.

Paraplegia :-

Ars.,
Chin-s., Cina,
Cocc.,
Form.,
Gels., Laur.,
Nux-v., Plb.,
Sec., ¤ Ter.

Apoplexy, following, 5
years previously, unable to stand or rise :-

Rhus-t.

Brighter, with
morbus :-

Canth.

Congestion, from, of
lumbar part of cord :-

Agar.

Cramps, preceded by,
and muscular pains :-

Sec.

Debilitating, from,
causes :-

ARG-N.

Hunger, with :-

Cina.

Hysterical :-

Ign.

Involuntary, with,
stools, partial, after miscarriage :-

Sulph.

Nervous, in,
debilitated persons :-

Cocc.

Spine, after concussion
of :-

Con.

Spine, in a girl who
was being treated by an extension apparatus for curvature of :-

Rhus-t.

Uterus, with congestion
or retroversion of, after childbirth :-

Caul.


Paroxysmal :-

Plb.

2 attacks, each at 2
A.M. :-

Stram.


Periphery, commencing
at, progressing towards centre :-

Cupr.

Poisoning, from :-

Apis, Ars.,
Bapt., Crot-h., Gels., Lach., Mur-ac., Rhus-t.

Arsenical :-

Chin.,
Ferr-m.,
Graph., Hep.,
Nux-v.

Lead :-

Ars.,
Cupr., Op.,
Plat.

Mercurial :-

HEP.,
Nit-ac., Staph.,
Stram., Sulph.

Progressive :-

(See Spinal
cord Atrophy
, Paralysis,
Chapter 31 :
Neck and Back
.)

Consecutive, generally
one-sided :-

Ferr.

Creeping, course
slow :-

Kali-p.

Gradually
appearing :-

CAUST.

Locomotor ataxia,
in :-

Caust.,
Cur.,
Fl-ac., Gels.,
Nat-s.

Locomotor ataxy, from
alcoholism :-

Nux-v.

Locomotor ataxy, if
disease was occasioned by exposure to cold and wet, and in rheumatic
subjects :-

Nux-m.

Slow and
insidious :-

Kali-c.

Rectum, of :-

(See
Rectum Paralysis, Chapter
20 :
Stool and Rectum
.)

Rheumatic :-

Ant-t.,
Arn., Bar-c.,
Bry., ¤ Calc-p.,
Canth., Caul., Chin., Cocc., Colch., Ferr-m., Form., Gels.,
Kali-m., Lyc., Rhus-t.,
Ruta,
Sulph.

Acute :-

Ferr-p.

Gouty, in,
patients :-

Alumn.

Muscular :-

Colch.

Wet, from getting, or
lying on damp ground :-

RHUS-T.

Scarlatina, in :-

Apis,
Gels.

Sensory

(See Nerves
Anæsthesia
.) :-
Phos.

With affections of
urinary organs :-

Cub.


Sexual
condition :-

Sexual desire,
increased :-

Phos.

Sexual erethism :-

Sil.

Onanism, after :-

Calc.,
Chin., Stann.

Sexual excesses,
after :-

Calc.,
Nux-v., PHOS.,
RHUS-T.

Sexual excess, from, or
other nervous exhaustion :-

NAT-M.

Spinal cord, from
exhaustion of, by sexual excesses :-

Kali-br.

Threatening, with
waning of sexual desire from overindulgence :-

Sulph.

Sleep, after
night-watching in sick chamber :-

IGN.

Sweat :-

From checked foot
sweat :-

Sil.,
Zinc.

After sudden
suppression of sweat, particularly foot sweat, by getting
wet :-

Colch.

Temperature, dependent
upon extremes :-

Lach.

Tongue, of :-

(See
Tongue Paralysis,
Chapter 11 :
Taste and Tongue
.)

Trembling,
preceded by

(See
Agitans.) :-
Plb.

Vertigo, with :-

Acet-ac.,
Caust.

For a long time before
paralysis :-

Olnd.


Worms, from :-

Cina,
Stann.

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