Dissertatio medica inauguralis de strychnia ... / eruditorum examini subjicit Joannes Hutton Balfour.

  • John Hutton Balfour
Date:
1831
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    esse videtur, quam cum interne in aliis paraly- sis speciebus adhibetur. Verisimile tamen hoc ex amaurosis pathologiae ignorantia oriri, quia morbus variis ex causis pendet quae nobis nun- quam dignosci possunt. Dr. Shortt ita de strychniae usu externo scri- bit; “ Strychnia acts purely as a stimulant either of the nervous matter of the nerves, or of their capillary system ; and, therefore, it can only be employed with success in amaurosis depending on paralysis of the optic nerve or retina, or in cases of congestive amaurosis, from pressure on these parts, with a loaded and inactive state of the minute vessels of the neurilematic enve- lope.”* Dominus Middlemore sic dicit; “ Strychnia, if cautiously ventured on, and carefully watched, its absor])tion insured by sprinkling it on a perfectly raw surface, pre- venting it from being removed by friction, and not mixing it with a mass of greasy matter will pro ve a powerful means of combating amaurosis.”! Necesse forsan sit haud oleos- * Ediii. Med. and Surg. Journ. vol. xxxiv. p. 416. t Med. Rep. vol. ii. p. 158.