Extremities
Emaciation; of extensors, with paralysis; (<) in legs and forearms, with weakness of triceps of upper arm, extensors of lower limbs, toes and feet, abductors of leg, muscles on back of thigh, difficulty in standing erect, has to stand with feet wide apart or else he sways from side to side, has a high-stepping gait, cannot flex the foot on leg, hence in stepping has to raise the thigh on the trunk, the paralysis of lower extremities is very similar to that of pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis, the sole is directed backward and somewhat outward because the tibialis anticus is completely paralyzed, numbness and tingling in toes, feet and tips of fingers. Cramps; with sometimes involuntary contractions; in r. leg and arm. Trembling; (<) r. Intermittent sticking (sensitive twitching in single muscle-fibrillae) in spots on inner side of upper arm and thigh.
Jerking sticking in several joints; on back of l. foot and in r. wrist. Prickling sticking in fingers, (<) l., at noon, and in feet. Lightning-like pains, (<) pressure, with cramps. Acute pains, especially in thick muscular parts, with cramps, especially in lower limbs and in feet. Pain; in muscles; in joints, with rigidity; deep-seated, apparently in bones and muscles; like chronic rheumatism, with formication and general prickling. Peculiar prickling; prickling (formication) through feet, as from electric currents, at 5.30 P.M., while sitting on a soft sofa, afterwards in arms.
Desire to stretch. Tremulous feeling. Weakness; (<) legs; with paralyzed feeling in l. leg, numbness and coldness of feet and legs, cramp in calves, dilated veins of r. leg. Walking difficult, standing upon r. leg impossible, while in bed movements of lower limbs slow but perfect, fingers in a state of semi-flexion, with contraction but stiffness on extending them, pain on attempting to grasp anything.
Stiffness; of tips of fingers and toes, with insensibility. Difficulty in holding hands extended they with feet and toes, dropped easily (Plumb.), great toes flexed on soles, but little toes were extended more than normal. Numbness; with pain in joints and along limbs, (<) by movement; in hands and feet, with tingling, legs heavy and feeble, wrists weak (Plumb.). Sensibility impaired, and in hands, forearms and arms, especially at insertion of deltoid (Plumb.).
Upper Extremities
Trembling. Pain, (<) night; acute, especially in shoulder-joints. Weakness. Anaesthesia, extending into thorax. Stitches in shoulder-joints, extending to wrists; jerking, in r. shoulder- joint; paroxysmal itching, in l. deltoid.
Arm – Itching sticking in spots on inside of r. Pain in r.; rheumatic, in r. in forenoon, and in shoulder; rheumatic, in l. to the bones, in evening; paralytic, in l. at 10 P.M., from holding a newspaper to read in bed. Prickling and tingling. Weakness of l. in morning. Diminished sensibility, and of hands. Anaesthesia; and of hands. Falling asleep of l., with pain and weariness in it. Jerking stitches in upper A. and shoulder-joint.
Elbow – Jerking in region. Frequent stitches in r., along extensors to wrist. Tearing in l. elbow and shoulder. Rheumatic pain in l. in evening, (>) when quiet.
Forearm – Trembling in l., with sticking, especially about wrist. Paroxysmal jerking sticking at tendinous insertion of biceps in afternoon and night. Pain; in l., (<) when touching it or leaning upon it.
Wrist – Sticking in l. Pain in l.; jerking, now in l., now in
r.
Hand – Trembling; (<) by attempting to grasp anything. Semi- flexed while lying in bed and could not be fully extended. Pronated and hanging down, on account of greater weakness of extensors, though he flexors were enfeebled. Cramps or contractions of extensors, preventing bending of fingers, with the weakness. Piercing pains in l. metacarpal bones when in bed. Pain from washing in cold water, with prickling. Prickling, with numbness. Weakness. Sensation on back very obtuse, hands feeling as if covered with gloves, (<) r. Diminished motility and sensibility of r. Insensibility. Rigidity; and contraction; with pain and awkwardness.
Fingers – Swelling, insensibility and difficulty in bending. Atrophy of thenar eminence of thumb and interossei muscles. Sticking in metacarpal joint of l. index; through r. middle and ring, at noon; jerking, in various joints; jerking, in metacarpal joint of index; jerking, in joints of l. thumb; intermittent jerking, in third joint of l. fourth. Weakness. Rigidity and insensibility; and awkwardness, inability to take hold of small objects. Index partially paralyzed, with cramps.
Lower Extremities
Gait hesitating; unsteady; insecure, (<) the dark or closing eyes; tottering from general weakness of extremities. Trembling. Pain; on going to bed, causing restlessness of legs. Prickling. Weakness; (<) l. Difficulty in walking. Heaviness. Difficulty in moving, especially l., (>) while lying. Rigidity. Insensibility.
Thigh – Cramp; and in feet; and in soles. Jerking stitch in middle of r.; in middle like a pain in a nerve, repeated next forenoon, in afternoon the same pain between tibia and fibula after dinner. Muscular pain, especially in ankle, (<) walking. Pain in r. as if dislocated, in forenoon while walking, and in l. foot near tibia. Rheumatic pain in muscles after rising. Drawing pain in l. while walking. Drawing from l. hip to knee.
Knee – Stitches from inner side of l. to great toe; itching S. on external tendon of l. popliteal space; itching S. in hollows at insertion of tendons of the gracilis and sartorius muscles and in r. ischium. Tearing in r. in afternoon, and in ankle. Pain in hollow; dislocated P. in forenoon when walking, and in sole; repeated dislocated, in r. Sprained sensation in l. Tensive pain in r. popliteal space when walking or stretching foot. Drawing pain. Rigidity.
Leg – Cramp; at night; in calves; in calves and toes. Contractions of muscles of calves, (<) r., with pain. Rheumatoid pain in l. tibia. Insensible spot on upper part of l. leg, with impaired sensibility of whole limb.
Ankle – Oedema (Arsenicum). Frequent jerking pains. Pain as from long walking. Lassitude at 10 P.M.; and in soles.
Foot – Cramp in r. sole, (>) stepping firmly. Sticking in metatarsal bones in forenoon when walking, extending into toes; jerking, in heel at insertion of l. tendo-achillis. Tearing in l., especially in tarsal bones. Pain in l. heel; in so calcis at insertion of tendoachillis on ascending steps. Burning and digging pain in joints. Pain in joints as if dislocated in morning in bed, with trouble in walking at first, (>) walking. Pain in l. metatarsal bones when walking, as if they would be dislocated by a false step. Weakness; in soles after dinner. Insensibility, so that he did not know when they touched the ground.
Toes – Jerking stitches, and in muscles of thighs; in balls of r. Tingling.
Skin
Eruption on face after shaving in morning; on face, (<) after beer at noon, end of nose red, burning and sore, next day scales on cheeks; red, raised, on cheeks and across nose and on alae nasi at 2 P.M. after shaving, resembling acne potatorum or the soreness of nose accompanying catarrh, with burning of nose and lips, face as if bloated, afterwards scales on parts where eruption had been. Pimples on r. forearm, itching when touched; itching (like nettle-rash) on back of r. forearm. Boils; on l. thigh.
Stitching all over, (<) hands and feet; itching, in various parts. Hyperaesthesia, except on fingers and toes. Formication; of limbs; from l. elbow to tips of fingers (excepting thumb); over hands and feet, with prickling; along forearms alternating with stitches; all over r. arm, with sensation as if arm would go to sleep. Itching on various parts. Itching, with itching stitches. Itching over chest, thighs and especially on scrotum, with smarting; I. on hands, especially between fingers, with stinging, with vesicles filled with lymph between fingers; in a spot on r. forearm, then pimples; in morning after waking, (<) scratching, on chest, r. side of back as far up as region of kidneys and on r. forearm, with colorless pimples, becoming red after scratching, then pointed, at last itchlike, after scratching burning and easy bleeding.
Sleep
Yawning. Sleepiness; all day; during the day, with sleeplessness during the night; in morning after 2 O’clock; after 3 P.M., with late falling asleep in evening; in afternoon, with late falling asleep in evening, then uneasy sleep, interrupted by vivid dreams; in evening; in evening after wine, but late falling asleep, with heaviness of upper lids, which would fall; alternating with wakefulness. Sleep heavy. Sleep prolonged and deep.
Sleeplessness; from heat. Difficult falling asleep. Sleep late in evening, restless and interrupted at night by stitches extending from inner side of l. knee to great toe. Restless night; except the first part; especially throwing the head about; with frequent waking alternating with dreams. Unrefreshing sleep. Interrupted sleep after midnight, and full of unpleasant dreams. Disturbed by startings; and constant waking, in morning he was difficult to rouse. Startings from sleep in fright, then prostration during the day. Sudden waking from bad dreams or nervous starting. Early waking, with many dreams.
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.