The majority of patients have no adequate conception of real origin of their malady, and affirm in decided terms that the scar is of no significance whatever and causes them no pain.
Most commonly the mental faculties are in a superior state of excitement, shown by quick perception, amazing acuteness of understanding and rapidly with which they answer questions.
Is astonished in his dream at the readiness with which he can express himself in elegant Latin.
It seems to her as if two entirely different trains of thought influenced her at the same time.
A certain confusion, unsteadiness, weakness of mind.
It is very difficult for him to think, sometimes impossible.
Weary and incapable of mental exertion; school tasks, which before had been a pleasure to her, had to be laid aside.
Range of ideas extremely limited, if left to himself is occupied continuously with the same thing, bringing frequently forward same ideas within a short space of time and always in same manner.
Dullness and stupidity; at night restlessness.
During convulsions, mental illusions and hallucination; in intervals of consciousness mental faculties are retained.
Believe that they are reduced to their present wretched condition by the instrumentality of those about them.
Imagine that they are being abused, and energetically defend themselves against attacks and insults, which in reality are products of their own fancy.
Fancies he is being blown at by several persons, some of whom are not present.
Raved about the dog that had bitten her; imagined it to be near her and fought as if to drive it away.
Thinks he is a dog or a bird, and runs up and down chirping and twittering, until he falls down fainting.
They fancy that they see objects, animals and men that are not present.
Complains bitterly that a fire has been lighted and that the stove is smoking, although there is no fire, another continually directed a window to be closed, which was not opened.
Strange notions and apprehensions during pregnancy.
Slight fits of delirium occur ( in advanced state); patients frequently forget their friends and relatives; delirium attended with constant talking.
Some delirium and illusions; fancied doctors were two young girls who had come in to see her.
During night delirium agg.
Makes speeches in his delirium; thinks he is a man of great authority.
Insane ideas enter his head; for instance, to throw a glass of water, which he is carrying in his hand, into some one’s face, or to stab his flesh with the knife he is holding, and the like.
His mania takes a gloomy character.
Mania spermatica; stallions.
Inclined to use insulting language, scold his friends, beat and abuse those near him.
Inclination to be rude and abusive, to bite and strike.
A kind of savageness in his temper.
A strong and uncontrollable impulse to do certain acts; to spring at and bite any moving object that came within reach; dog.
Is continually tempted to bite her pillow at night.
Deny, with great obstinacy, that they have ever been bitten.
Incessant talking during night.
Speech, labored short and pathetic.
Wrote to doctor: I am waiting with impatience that you give me and my young ones something to eat.
After fainting spell he wrote on paper: I am forsaken by all; even the birds of heaven, they do not look at me, do not feed me if hungry; I hunger with the young ones and am thirsty with their she ones; my nest is made out of dirt, not gotten by my own exertions, but by driving them out of their nests and sitting there with the females and the young.
Sang more than usual, but involuntarily; she did not feel at all happy or cheerful.
Goes about house all day singing, moves with greater alacrity and precision than ordinary.
Sighing: with oppressive breathing; with pain in heart.
Declares amid violent sobs that she is suffering the torments of hell.
Lament with greatest anxiety their inability to relieve thirst which afflicts them, and by various contrivances endeavor eagerly to drink.
Had a good cry before going to bed.
Weeps bitterly on account of headache.
Before and after as well as during paroxysms, shrieks or inarticulate sounds expressive of utmost despair.
During fits, snapping motions of the jaws, of an involuntary and spasmodic character.
Quiet patients spit into provided vessels, more excited ones discharge saliva upon all sides.
Biting, snapping, with convulsions.
Ordered her husband to go away, as she wanted to bite him, and joining act to threat, she bit herself in arm.
Pieces of carpet put into kennel for dog to lie upon were torn up until they became heaps of loose wool.
Desperate efforts were made to break chain; dog.
Break out of their stables furiously and run and jump over ditches and fences. Lyssa of sheep.
He cautioned people around him not to inhale his exhaled air, it was spoiled, stinking like rotten eggs, worse than cholera, and could injure.
Does not answer questions.
Disinclination to change position of head; two distinct trains of thought existing at one time in her mind, the idea that she was unable to move her head (when lying down), with the positive conviction that she has only to make up her mind that she will do it to achieve it.
Not afraid of dogs, but dislikes to see them because their sight renews her fear. (Lyssophobia, after by non-rabid dog.) Cannot bear to hear others sing, or eat apples.
Exhilarated, felt as if he had received joyful intelligence.
Occasionally exhilarated, then again morose, both feelings going off very readily upon conversing.
Pain in head makes him very uneasy.
Feels depressed and very weak all day.
Depressed, as if something would happen.
An attack of mental depression and indifference quite strange to him, feels as if he could do nothing; if he forces himself he lacks mental power.
To such as had continual apprehension respecting their safety it appeared a shorter time since bite.
Feels as if something disagreeable would happen; when thinking the matter over, the feeling passes off.
He feels as if he had heard unpleasant news, or would soon hear it; until 4 P.M.
Felt as if she was going to get a fit; at 11 P.M.
Lyssophobia; fear of becoming mad.
Feels as if he cannot physically endure his fears much longer, and shall be compelled to go into an insane asylum.
Lyssophobia.
Mary M., age 17, had been bitten several years previously by a dog, and reading of several cases of hydrophobia as reported in papers, was found in following condition; crouched in corner of sofa, dark red bloated face, expression of terror in face, eyes glistening, conjunctiva injected red; was brought into this condition by endeavoring to take a drink of water, and could not hear water mentioned without a shudder of fear, could not swallow, pulse very high, tongue dry and coated red; Lyssin 200 one dose, she was better next day, but had several slight attacks afterwards, always induced by running of water, but always yielding to remedy; has not had an attack in nearly a year.
Felt as if she was going to die; as if she was going to sink away.
She has been unable to sleep a wink for several nights; is driven from bed by indescribable anxiety; can but sit and walk, or find momentary peace in prayer.
Anxiety of mind, restlessness, with great prostration; with pain in heart; with headache; fear of being alone.
A musician received a bite from a small pet dog in calf of left leg while walking through a dark entry; the bite was very slight, scarcely wounding skin; the animal was in a healthy condition and remained so; a pain bitten place kept returning from time to time independently of mind dwelling on it, until it finally grew to a burning which extended through entire body, causing an indescribably strange sensation; in night trembling, and a tormenting fear that he would have hydrophobia; was thirsty and drank water freely; it was two years after the bite when these and the following symptoms appeared; frequent spitting of saliva all through day, only ceasing awhile after taking strong tea in evening; disturbed dreams at night; finally could not partake of food or drink, and complained of pricking stitches under tongue; mental excitement now as all his life, affects him badly; hot vapor relieved burning pain in bite, and Lyssin 2C (Jenichen) improved all symptoms rapidly, in three weeks he considered himself cured, and started on a journey.
Indecision even in small matters.
Ill humor.
Fretful, hypochondriac mood in evening.
Feels nervous and irritable.
Very cross, so much so that his children expressed great surprise; he took offense at veriest trifles scolding his wife and children, felt wretched, could not concentrate his attention on anything; sullen, does not wish to see or speak to any one.
After attacks of fury, evinces great regret at his behavior, making earnest apologies warning those about him not to allow him to bite them.
Implacable hatred against owners of dog that bit her, with inclination to utter maledictions which, by reason of her careful bringing up and sobriety of her parents, shock her dreadfully.
Has Perversion of all the senses. Exalted state of smell, taste and touch, with a feeling of anxiety and a fear of being alone.
