Trembling of the hands, in the morning. Heaviness and trembling of the hands while allowing them to hang down, with redness and distended veins, and a feeling as if blood were forced into them.
Hands and arms restless (sixth day). Falling asleep of the right hand, in the morning, in bed (after nine days). Falling asleep of both hands, in the morning, on walking; there was a sensation of numbness (twenty-first day). At times his hands seem paralyzed for several hours. Sensation of numbness on the flexor surface of the right hand (first day). Acute sensation of stiffness in the hands, especially in the middle finger of the right hand (twenty- fifth day). Drawing in the right hand (second day). Drawing in the hands and fingers, after wetting the hands with warm water.
Tearing in the hands, especially in the knuckles, mostly at night, in bed. Tearing in the metacarpal bones. Pressive pain in the right metacarpal bones (second day). Tearing and cracking in the hands and wrists. Deep seated and very severe pains in the bones of the left hand and fingers (third day. Burning and sticking in a spot on the inner margin of the right hand. Burning sensation in the hands, without external heat. Fingers. Paralysis of the fingers; she had the power of feeling, but could scarcely move them. From time to time the fingers are drawn bent, as from cramp. Jerking of certain fingers. Swelling of one finger, with pain, mostly when pressed. Swelling of the first joint of the thumb, painful when touched, and a tensive pain, as if sprained, on motion. Weakness and jerking in one finger, all day. Violent jerking in the left little finger. Paralytic jerking of the right thumb at times, while writing, so that he could scarcely hold a pen. Contraction of the adductors of the thumb and flexors of the index finger (fifth day). Frequent sensation of stiffness and swelling in the right finger-joints, so that she could not use the needle. Numbness and insensibility in the fingers of one hand, with falling asleep of those of the other; the middle finger of the right hand was quite numb, dead, bloodless, and cold, in moderately cold air. Sensation of numbness in the tip of the right little finger and thumb (first day). My fingers were all thumbs. Heaviness in the tips of the fingers. Tension in the fourth and fifth fingers of both hands, as if sprained. Tension in the fingers of the left hands. Gnawing sensation in the second phalanx of the right middle finger (fourteen day). Pain, as from a sprain, or wrench, in the first joint of the thumb, on motion.
Pain, as from a sprain, in the thumb, on grasping anything. Pain, as from a sprain, in the finger-joints (after six days). Acute sticking pain in the bone in the ball of the right little finger (first day). Pressive pain in the right middle finger and elbow.
A pressive sensation in the extensor digiti medii, extending up into the middle of the forearm (fourteenth day). Cramp like drawing and tearing in the little finger. Tearing in the right little finger. Transient tearing in the knuckles and thumbs. A kind of burning sticking in the tips of the fingers of the right hand, repeated several times, in the evening (second day). Slight burning, moving back and forth, along the bone of the second phalanx of the right index finger (after fourteen days). Crawling in all the fingers of the right hand, and in the index finger and thumb of the left hand, and in the outer toes of the right foot, and in the red portion of the upper lip; in the right thumb there was also, at times, a sensation of warmth (second day). Numb crawling in the ungual phalanges of the right little finger and thumb (first day). Numb crawling in the tips of the fingers of the right hand, in the left thumb, and in the right little toe (first day).
Inferior Extremities.
Swelling of the lower extremities disappeared (after nineteen days). Gait so unsteady that she thought she would fall at every step. Spasmodic contraction of the lower extremities, so that she could not stretch them out, during the menses. Violent tonic spasms of the lower extremities and feet, which were outstretched; followed by spasms of the upper extremities and afterwards trismus, so that it was impossible to open the mouth, a few hours before death. Great uneasiness in the lower extremities, with icy-cold hands, especially in the evening.
Weakness and weariness in the lower extremities, especially on ascending steps. Much weakness and prostration, especially in the lower extremities and knees, with a feeling of looseness in the knee- joints, so that he could scarcely stand, at times relieved by walking. Weariness in the lower extremities, in the morning.
Great weakness of the lower extremities; she easily falls down.
Lower extremities very sensitive to touch. Sensation as though she had been deprived of the lower extremities, although their sensibility and motility remained intact (second day). Muscles of the lower extremities, especially of the thighs, exceedingly painful to pressure (eighth day). Falling asleep of the left lower extremity, without cause, in the morning. Very paralyzed sensation in the right lower extremity, at night. Complete insensibility of the lower extremities and of the body, as far up as the chest, before death (fifth day). Complete insensibility of the lower extremities and of the body, as far up as the chest (fifth day). Pain in the lower extremities, in the morning, on rising, as after a long walk. Bruised pain in the lower extremities, as from excessive weariness, at night. Drawing pains in the lower extremities, extending from the knees of the tips of the toes; putting one leg over the other in bed caused most violent pain (third day). Heaviness in the lower extremities (after four days). Tearing in the lower extremities. Tightness in the whole right lower extremity, even during rest. Tension in the lower extremities and a pressive stiff pain in the left lower extremity. Cramp like contraction in both lower extremities and feet, with jerking. On attempting to walk my feet and limbs seemed swollen and glued to the floor. Hip. Painful paralyzed sensation in the left hip in the evening, so that he could step upon it with difficulty, though without trouble while sitting and lying. A feeling in the right hip as if it were held tightly, without pain, while sitting. The right hip-joint was painful.
Violent pain in the region of the right hip (after half an hour).
Pain, as if sprained, in the hips. Dull pain in the hip-joints, as from a hard bed; at night, in bed, was obliged to change his position constantly; it soon disappeared, in the morning, after rising. A violent stitch in the right hip, extending to the chest. Stitches in the left hip, disappearing on rubbing, after dinner. Thigh. On the upper third of the lower extremity (below the knee) are two moderately extensive wounds, not extending to the bone. After the necrotic parts had been thrown off and granulation was commencing, they were attacked by nosocomial gangrene; after this had been subdued by strong caustic remedies, extensive gangrenous periostitis of the tibia, with severe febrile disturbance, supervened; the periosteum peeled off from a large area upwards, as far as the knee-joint; the bone was rough.
It being impossible to expect this to heal, and as the enormous suppuration, the high fever, and the continual sleeplessness were threatening to completely exhaust the patient, amputation of the femur above the condyles was performed on the 4th of February.
During in the operation it was observed that the periosteum, although of normal thickness, and apparently of intact structure, adhered but very loosely to the bone, and could be turned back as far as the condyles with the greatest facility. We were obliged to take away the sutures a few days after the operation on account of the great pressure of the shaft of the bone against the soft parts; as soon as this was done, the periosteum of the whole circumference of the shaft peeled off right up to the trochanter minor, and fell back with the soft parts in the form of a flabby funnel-shaped sac, so that the superficially necrosed shaft, to the length of half a foot, stood out free. With continued high fever, irregular rigors, and increasing collapse, death followed on the sixth day after operation. Soreness on the inner portion of the thighs. Violent pressive on pain in the left ischium, on sitting a long time. Bruised pain in the middle of the thigh; the place is painful to touch, so that he cannot walk on account of pain. Very severe bruised pain in the muscles of the thighs. Momentary tearing pain in the left thigh, extending up from the knee. Pain in the tendons of the semi-membranosus and semi-tendinosus. Drawing pain in the thighs, relieved by walking, which he was obliged to do. Violent drawing back and forth in the thigh, during the midday rest. The nates are painful, as if suppurating, on sitting a long time. Visible painful jerking in one natis and thigh. Dull pain, extending along the posterior surface of the thigh, from the lumbar region to the knee, as after great exertion in lifting, worse during rest, and becoming so violent that she was obliged to leave company and return home, relieved by moving about. Transient pressive and boring pains, as if in the bones of the left thigh and leg (twenty-fifth day).
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.