Headache and its materia medica / by B.F. Underwood.

  • Underwood, B. F.
Date:
1889
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Credit: Headache and its materia medica / by B.F. Underwood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    ing one-half of the head, so intense and so deep that consciousness is lost, [Hygea.] In neuralgic headaches the pains come on sud- denly, last indefinitely, and cease suddenly. Stab- bing pains, as if with a knife, from one temple to the other. Great sensitiveness to cold air, can detect the moment a door or window is open in any other part of the house. Takes cold from every draught of air, especially when uncovering the head; headache from having the hair cut. Sleepiness, but cannot sleep; great restlessness with sudden starting. Ill humor, with paroxysms of rage with desire to cut or tear things, or to stab some one. Belladonna is suited to children, females, and young people of mild temper, blue eyes, blonde hair, de- licate skin, and mild complexion. To women where the menses are early, with bright red blood. Pres- sure as though all the contents of the abdomen would issue through the genital organs, especially felt in the morning. Case I. Mrs. B., aged 40, of stout build, had suf- fered for some time from a rheumatic pain in the foot for which she liberally painted the foot with iodine. This caused a cessation of the pain, but three or four days later she was taken with a violent pain in the head, which, although continuous, was markedly aggravated from about 2 p.m. until 6 a.m. Walking the floor all night, with frequent parox- ysms of anger and desire to destroy something or
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