The limbs seem paralyzed. At one time the feet are asleep, at another the hands, alternately; very transient attacks.
Such heaviness in the limbs, and such weakness in the whole body, at 9 A.M., that she could not keep herself from sleeping; several days at the same time. Internal pains in the limbs, aggravated by touch and external pressure (after twenty four hours). Internal burrowing bone pains in the limbs. Pain in the limbs, on motion, as if they would be crushed or broken. Sensitive paralytic drawing, constant and paroxysmal, here and there in the limbs, as if in the bones. Drawing pain in the limbs and abdominal muscles, as after taking cold. Drawing pain in the limbs of the left side.
Slight noise shoots through all his limbs. The muscles of the limbs are painful to touch (after twenty four hours).
Superior Extremities.
Objective.
Convulsions of the arms, with closing of the thumb in the fist.
Subjective.
The arms are asleep, with a crawling sensation.
Sensation in the arms as if asleep and paralyzed, during and after a meal (after three hours). Paroxysmal burning pain in the left arm. The arm aches while eating; it is very heavy and tired if he attempts to raise it. The arm upon which is lies in bed pains as if beaten.
Sensitive paralytic pain on violent motion of the arm, as if the bones were beaten asunder.
Shoulder.
Excessive drawing pain in the bones of the shoulder and arm after eating; on touch the parts are painful, as if bruised or beaten. Some stitches in the shoulder and muscles of the upper arm, during rest (after one hour). Pain consisting of a broken tearing, and sticking sensation in the shoulder and elbow joints, also in the toes and between them, intolerable during rest, with a sensation of heaviness; he dreads to move the arm, though the pain is relieved by motion (after five hours).
Arm.
Jerking in the muscles of the left upper arm. Pulse like, visible jerking in the muscles of the right and left upper arms, just above the elbows. Pain in the upper arm, on raising it, as if the arm were broken in two. Drawing in the upper part of the humerus, with bruised pain. Stitches in the right upper arm. Intermitting dull stitches like shocks, on the outer side of the left upper arm, below its head. The humeri just above the elbows seem beaten, and pain as if paralyzed, on motion. A digging (wavelike drawing), bruised pain in the left humerus.
Elbow.
Sudden paralytic pain in the bend of the right elbow. Continued sticking in the left elbow (fourth day).
Forearm.
A kind of paralysis of the arm while writing; is scarcely able to hold his pen (after four hours). The forearm is asleep, with sensation as if the hand were swollen, with constrictive pain in the muscles; the fingers are cool, with an internal sensation of icy coldness (after three hours). Pain as if dislocated in the radius, during rest and motion. Intermitting, very sensitive, almost tearing, paralytic pressure in the anterior muscles of the forearm, especially during rest. Pressive pain in the right forearm. Sticking pain in the outer side of the left forearm, extending into the little finger.
Hand.
Redness of the left hand, with drawing in the middle finger (fourth day). The hand trembles while eating, and the more the higher it is raised. Now one hand, now the other, seems insensible and asleep. Cramp like pain on the outer side of the right hand, and in the forefingers, with some heat of the hand.
Fingers.
Painful paralytic jerking through the fingers (sixth day). Cramp like contraction of the fingers. Cramp like pain in the right little finger, while writing. Tearing, boring, drawing pain in the fingers. Cramp like sticking pain from behind forward, in the right index finger.
Inferior Extremities.
Hip.
Jerking in the muscles about the right hip joint. Cracking and painful sensation in the left hip joint, on turning the thigh, especially noticed on walking (after twenty four hours).
Intermitting, pressive, paralytic pain in the left hip joint.
Sticking pain in the left hip joint, on walking (fifth day).
Repeated stitches on the outer portion of the left hip joint.
Thigh.
(Trembling of the thighs on kneeling). Lameness in the left thigh, worse during rest. The thigh seems paralyzed and bruised.
A paralytic stiff sensation pierces the left leg at intervals, from the middle of the thigh downward. Constrictive, not painful sensation along down the thighs, with at times a sensation as if they would become stiff; the constriction descends into the muscles of the lower leg, below the hollow of the knee. If he raises the thigh, it pains as if it were broken in two. Paralytic drawing in the thighs, with weakness in the knees, as if they would knock together. Sticking pain in the bone of the whole right thigh, soon, when walking.
Violent pulsating stitches on the outer side of the left thigh, while sitting, which caused involuntary motion. Twinging in the right nates, while sitting; afterwards it becomes like a dull shock. If he turns in a circle to the left, the inner side of the left thigh pains as if bruised. The thighs pain as if bruised, on beginning to walk after sitting. If he raises the leg while sitting, the thighs pain sensitively, as if bruised.
Intermitting, pressive, bruised pain in the middle of the left thigh.
Knee.
His knees sink down from weakness; he totters while walking and threatens to fall to one side. Cracking of the knees on motion, immediately. Great weariness in the knees, as after a long walk, frequently returning immediately. Stiff sensation extending from the thigh down over the knee. An intolerable drawing pain in the knee, after rising, after sitting. Stitches in the knees. In the outer part of the left knee joint, a constant stitch, while walking (sixth day). Severe stitch in the left knee joint (after twenty seven hours).
Drawing tearing pain in the patella.
Leg.
Tensive pain in the calves, on motion. Constrictive sensation on the outer side of the left lower leg, more numb than painful.
Sensation below the left knee as if the leg were too tightly bound with the garter. Cramp in the calves, at night, while bending the knees. A dull wavelike paralytic pain down along the outer side of the left lower leg.
Ankle.
Severe pain, as if sprained, in the ankle on motion.
Foot.
Swelling of the feet, in the evening. Boring pains in the feet.
Drawing pains in the feet. Tearing pains in the feet. Bruised pain on the back of the foot, on bending up the foot and on touching it (after three hours). The soles of both feet go to sleep, while sitting. The sole of the left foot is asleep, while walking after sitting, with sticking in it as from many pins. Pain in the interior of one heel, as if in the heel bone, just as if it were bruised (after half an hour).
Toes.
Drawing pain in the right toes (after four hours.
Tearing pain in the great toe, even during rest. Corrosive pain in the toes (after three hours). Pain in the metatarsal joint of the great toe, as if a chilblain or boil would form, even painful to touch.
Tearing jerks and tearings in a corn that was otherwise painless, in the evening, while at rest.
General Symptoms.
Objective.
Hemorrhages. (* Not found. HUGHES.*) Starts easily.
Twitching (palpitation) of various portions of the muscles, especially of the lower limbs, as after a long walk. Clonic spasms, first in the upper extremities; they soon afterwards became general, with frothing from the mouth (after one hour and a half). Tetanic spasms (after half an hour). Violent convulsions, followed by death. One or two hours afterwards, severe tonic and clonic convulsions set in, with severe contortions and shocks of the extremities, and danger of suffocation; the teeth, compressed by trismus, bit the protruding tongue; bloody foam stood before mouth and nose, which was expelled by every expiration. The whole body was in a state of tetanic stiffness, alternating for moments with convulsive shocks, and was covered with cold perspiration; pupils dilated, convulsive shocks, and was covered with cold perspiration; pupils dilated, with fixed look; consciousness momentarily gone; pinching the skin immediately produced convulsive shocks; pulse normal, neither quick nor disturbed in its rhythm; the beat of the heart quiet; neither vomiting nor diarrhoea. Death soon ended the scene. A kind of epileptic attack; he entered the room with a cheerful countenance and sat down, when he felt intoxicated; thereupon he became still and looked for a long time at one spot with staring expression, without answering questions; then he fell unconscious to the ground, bent himself together with unintelligible cries of ah! au! au! brr! etc.; passed urine involuntarily; the limbs as well as the whole body became spasmodically convulsed, the hands convulsively clenched together, with paroxysmal choking in the throat; half open mouth as if he would vomit, with foaming at the mouth in the form of bubbles; hands cold, face covered with cold sweat, and spasmodically distorted; eyes glassy, protruding; then he sat up, did not, however, answer questions, but clenched his teeth and stared at those who spoke; he did not allow the bystanders to touch him, pushed them away and wrestled with them; his face expressed violent rage; at last he groaned and moaned, until after a quarter of an hour, he gradually recovered and came to his senses; there was subsequent aversion to all nourishment, even to that which was usually agreeable (after a quarter of an hour). Indolence, with taciturnity. She is idle, she cannot put herself down to her work, and accomplishes nothing; with contracted pupils (after twelve hours). Want of vital energy. The slightest motion caused loss of power; every trifle affected him.
Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.