Tumultuous action of the heart. Impulse of heart strong (after twenty minutes). Irregular action of the heart. Pulse. Pulse 88 and regular. Pulse regular, about 90 (between the spasms). Pulse accelerated. Pulse weak and rapid. Pulse very rapid, small. Pulse very rapid and easily compressed. Pulse quick. Pulse rapid, small. Pulse more rapid than usual between the spasms.
Pulse about 150. Pulse frequent (about 130), but soft. Pulse 130 per minute. Pulse 120, small, regular, and corded or tense, and strong (after three hours and three-quarters). Pulse varying from 120 to 140. Pulse 115 to the minute (after one hour). Pulse 110, very compressible. Pulse 110 (after one hour and three-quarters); 140 during the spasms. Pulse 96, rather small and very irregular (after one hour). Pulse full and rapid.
Pulse full, about 100. Pulse large and full. Pulse full and strong, but irregular. Pulse hard, full, slow, intermittent.- Pulse weak, rapid and almost imperceptible. Pulse 70, hard and contracted. Pulse small and frequent. Pulse small and slow (after one hour and a half). Pulse small, suppressed and rapid.
Pulse imperceptible. It was impossible to count the pulse during the convulsions, and it was very little more than a flutter during the interval, the slightest touch throwing the patient into a paroxysm. Radial pulse imperceptible during the spasms; in the intervals of rest 110; at the close of each fit 128. Nearly pulseless (after one hour).
Neck And Back.
Neck. Neck swollen, the jugular veins distended. Marked rigidity of cervical muscles (after one hour). When she tried to lift her head the neck felt very stiff. Peculiar contractions of the muscles of the neck, especially the sternocleidomastoid (after a few minutes). Neck feels stiff. Painful stiffness in muscles of neck and chest, extending down the back to the waist (forty-sixth day). Stiffness of nape of neck, with darting pains in the head and neck, in the morning (thirty-sixth day). Stiff hard feeling of the muscles of the neck (fourth day). Momentary stiffness in left half of neck (twenty-sixth night). Hard rigidity of the muscles of the neck (thirty-fourth day). Stiff sensation in the muscles of the neck, extending down the back to the waist (thirty-fifth day). Sharp cramp pains in the muscles of the neck (tenth day). Violent pains in the muscles of the neck and down the spine, in the forenoon (twenty-second day).
Darting pains in the muscles of neck and top of shoulders (thirty-fifth day). Keen knifelike pains in the muscles of neck, chest, and abdomen, with sick feeling (forty-first day). Sharp darting pains in the muscles of the neck, in the morning (forty- second day). Violent pains in the muscles of neck and chest (forty-third day). Sharp needlelike stitches in muscles of the neck and in upper chest (thirty-fourth day). Intense gnawing pain in the left half of the neck, at night (seventh day). Dull aching pains at the nape of the neck and up behind the ears (first day).
Violent pain in the nape of the neck and down the spine, at intervals, and lasting several hours, in the forenoon (twenty- third day). Sharp pain in nape of neck and down the spine at intervals (twenty-fifth day). Sharp pains in the muscles of the neck and down the spine at intervals, at noon (twenty-sixth day). Sharp cutting pains in nape of neck (twenty-seventh day).
Sharp stabbing pains in the nape of the neck and down the spine, in the morning (thirty-fifth day). Sharp darting pains in nape of neck and bottom of left heel (thirty-eighth day). Violent pains in the muscles of the nape of neck and over the shoulders to the chest (forty-first day). Shooting pains in nape of neck at intervals, in the afternoon (forty-ninth day). Darting pains and contracted feeling in the back of the neck and head and behind the ears (fourth day). Severe darting pains in the back of the neck and head and behind the ears (fourth day). Severe darting pains in the back of the neck and head (eleventh day). Pains in the muscles of the back of the neck and articulation of the jaws (twelfth day). Severe pains in the muscles of back of neck (thirty-third day). Darting pains in back of neck and in left breast (thirty-seventh day). Sharp darting pain in back of neck and down the spine, in the afternoon (thirty-ninth day). Sharp pain in muscles of back of neck (fiftieth day). Pains in the muscles of back of neck (forty-fifth day). Sharp needlelike pains in muscles of back of neck (fifth-third day). Back. Stiffness of the back; it is very painful to move about, in the morning (fifty-first day). Spine feels stiff, as if an iron rod were pushed from one end of it to the other. Stiffening sensation down the back (seventeenth day). Stiffness down the spine and in the knees (eighteenth day). Extreme stiffness of the back (nineteenth day). Stiffness of the back, and the same sharp darting pain at nape of neck, at intervals (fortieth day). Tight stiff sensation up the spine when bending the head down (second day). Stiffening of the muscles of the back and neck, followed a similar sensation in the muscles of the legs (fourteenth day).
Hard rigid feeling in the muscles of the back and neck (twenty- fourth day). Intense aching and stiffness in back, after standing or walking (fifth-second day). Convulsive jerks in the back, when attempting to open the mouth (fiftieth day). Violent jerks in the spinal column, from the waist upwards (fiftieth day). Great muscular soreness, principally of the muscles along the spine.
Sore pains and stiffness of the back (sixteenth day). Deep sore sensation in the left half of the back above the waist (forty-first day). Intense aching down the spine and behind the ears (twenty-fourth day). Aching of the back and over the hips (forty-first day). Extreme aching and stiffness of the back (forty-sixth day). Rheumatic pains in left half of the back about the waist (thirteenth day). Intense aching and icy coldness of the entire back (thirteenth day). Intense pains in the back, aggravated by the least exertion; constant aching around the waist, in the morning (fiftieth day). Violent pains along the spine, followed by frightful twitching, tetanic spasms, and death. Pains in the back. Increased pain in the back (fiftieth day). A great deal of pain up and down the spine.
Agonizing gnawing pain in the back and neck, and in the muscles of the legs above the knees (fourteenth day). Intense gnawing pain in the left half of the back from the shoulders to the waist, in the forenoon (eighth day). Sharp pains and aching in the back (forty-second day). Sharp tearing pains in the back, down the entire length of the spine, in the morning (twenty-first day). Sharp cutting pains at times in left half of back (twelfth day). A single stabbing pain in the upper part of back, passing down the spine, in the afternoon (thirty-second day). Contracted feeling in the muscles of neck (sixteenth day). Lumbar. Pains in lumbar region. Sudden stiffness in the lower part of back and hips, in the afternoon (forty-fourth day). Intense aching in the small of the back (first day). Intense aching in lower part of back and over the hips, in the evening (twenty-eighth day).
Aching and stiffness in lower part of back, in the afternoon (fifty-fourth day). Intense aching and stiffness in lower part of back, after standing or walking, in the evening (fifty-fifth day). Sharp needlelike pains in the back about the waist (forty- eighth day). Suddenly violent cutting pain in the back about the waist, as though she were chopped in half, extending right and left to the stomach, at night (forty-ninth day).
Extremities
Fingers and toes violet-colored, the former spasmodically doubled inward and latter drawn backward. Extremities outstretched and rigid and at times affected by jerking movements, especially rotating the muscles. The arms became spasmodically drawn over the chest, the forearms immovable at the elbows; the lower extremities became rigid. During the paroxysms, arms and legs extended and rigid. Muscles of legs and arms rigidly flexed. Stiffness of the limbs. Hard rigidity of the muscles of arms, legs, face, and neck (twenty-seventh day).
Intense stiffness of the muscles of the legs, shoulders, and upper part of the chest, especially the calf of left leg, with external tenderness (twenty-sixth day). Stiffness of extensors of thighs and muscles of back of neck and hand, causing inability to write (fifth day). Slight stiffening of toes and arms (fifty- third day). A peculiar kind of twitching over her limbs (after one hour). Violent jerking of all the limbs. Severe drawing up of the legs and arms (after half an hour). Twitching of the limbs in bed, and spasms as if the heart was being firmly grasped (seventeenth day). Convulsive throwing about of the extremities, especially violent motions of the arms and hands towards the face, so that they had to be tightly held, with perfect consciousness and without pain. Spasms of the extremities interrupted by painful shocks. Convulsions of both upper and lower extremities. After a few minutes he began to feel tingling in his hands and arms, followed by rigidity, and spasms soon set in. Violent shuddering in the limbs as in paroxysms of ague, only on every attempt to move them; repeated in a tertian type and always ending in perspiration. Extreme weariness of the limbs.
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.