On megrim, sick-headache, and some allied disorders : a contribution to the pathology of nerve-storms / by Edward Liveing.

  • Liveing, Edward, 1823-1919.
Date:
1873
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    Disposition, neurosal, distinguisbed from the seizures, 21, 152. Diuresis, copious, in megrim, 35, 150, 311 ; in asthma, 150, 201 ; in angina pectoris, 150 ; in hysteria, 150 ; in ague, 316, 408 ; in fear, 150, 357. Diversion of nervous energy, in the treatment of megrim and other neuroses, 451. Double vision, a phenomenon of megrim, 130, Dread, indescribable sense of, a phenomenon of megrim, 12, 114 ; of other neuroses, 115, 217 ; of masked ague, 410. Drowsiness, a phenomenon of megrim, 142, 31 ; distinguished from natural terminal sleep, 14, 143 ; of other nervous seizures, 103-4 j asthmatic, 120, 144 ; gouty, 143, 401 ; aguish, 145, 408 ; epileptic, 146. Drugs, uncertainty of, in neurosal disorders, 436-7. Dual seizures, occupy opposite sides, 69, 83, 308. Du Bois-Reymond, Prof., autograph account of his megrim, 4, 295 ; how far of exceptional character, 300, 303; his theory of megrim, 296-301 ; phenomena referrible to spasms of the arteries of the head and brain on one side, 296-7 ; the effect of excitation of the cervical sympathetic at its origin in the cord, 297-8 ; views confirmed by the state of the pupil, 298 ; tetanus of the vessels the cause of pain, 299; and fluc- tuations of blood-pressure of the other phenomena, 296 ; anticipated by Robert Whytt, 301 ; alSnities with epilepsy suggested, 300 ; incon- stancy of the phenomena fatal to the theory, 301-5 ; objections by Dr. Brown-Sequard, 305-307. Duration of the malady, 25. ,, headache, 135. Dwight, Dr., on sick-headache, 113 ; phenomena of, 124, 137; morning access, 51 ; crossing of phenomena, 68 ; spasmodic colick alternating with, 215. Dyspepsia, overrated as a cause of megrim, 41 ; rarely a cause of headache, 240-1 ; treatment of, 456, 460. Dysphagia, spasmodic, 158, 345. ]^ A., Miss, case of hysterical megrim (Dr. Parry), 476-7, 46, 49, 88. E. G , Mrs., periodical megrim, with aura, &c. (Dr. Sieveking), 209. E. H , Mrs., typical megrim replaced by epilepsy (Dr. Sieveking), 208. E. S , Miss, epileptic megrim, 210. Early commencement of megrim, 24, 30. Eccentric and centric neuroses, doctrine of, discussed, 233-73 ; terms introduced by Dr. Marshall Hall, 269 ; a misleading distinction, 244-8, 249-50 ; M. Piorry on, 262, 263, note ; Dr. M. Hall on, 268-9, 285-6 ; Dr. Burrows on, 246 ; Dr. Brown-Sequard on, 269-70. Ecehymoses in megrim, 318, 325-6. EUiotson, Dr., on sick-headache, 139 ; on chorea, 163; on spasmodic wryneck, 182. Emetics, value of, in paroxysmal disorders of the nervous system, 368-71. ,, ,, megrim, 467-8. Emotion, causeless, a neurosal symptom, 188 ; occurring in megrim, 12, 113 ; in masked ague, 409. ,, an exciting cause of neurosal seizures, 185, 376, 380; of megrim, 11, 41, 48, 57, 460 ; of malarial disorders, 411 ; how explained by Dr. M. Hall, 285. „ curative power of, in megrim, 35, 379 ; in asthma, 378-9 ; in hiccup, 359 ; in chorea, 377 ; in sea-sickness, 367. Emotions, analogy of with neurosal seizures, 354-7. „ pathological development of, 355, 376. ,, mutual equivalency and transformation of, 374-5. ,, hygienic regulation of, 460. Emotional phenomena, excited by other than mental conditions, 380, 385-6, 394. ,, strain, an accessory cause of megrim, 430, 434. „ aphasia, case of, 96.