VESPA VULGARIS – KENT’S NEW REMEDIES – Présenté par le Dr Robert Séror

1. A young man in perfect health was stung by a large number of wasps. Frequent convulsions
   followed, involving all the muscles of the body, with loss of consciousness ; the
   convulsions disappeared after three years, leaving him subject to attacks of
   unconsciousness when walking about, he often starts to go somewhere and finds himself
   several blocks beyond the place he started for.
2. The period of unconsciousness lasts several minutes. He does not fall nor does he drop
   things which he happens to hold in his hands.
3. If spoken to, he does not answer nor seem to hear or notice anything ; he looks into
   space. When he comes to himself, he has no memory of the moments that have passed ; he is
   as bright as ever.
4. He has no warning of the coming spell : A friend remarked that his eyes were glassy and
   bloodshot and he looked as though he had no sense.
5. When standing upon the platform of a street car, he was noticed to grasp the iron
   railing and look wild ; two men standing near him undertook to loosen his hands and put
   him in a seat, but they could not force him to lot loose until he came to himself, and
   then he needed no aid.
6. It was thought that he continued to grasp the railing about ten minutes, but time flies
   under excitement, and no one has timed this period.
7. He becomes sick and faint near 4 warm stove or in a close room ; often gets up and
   leaves a close warm room to prevent vomiting ; craves cold washing of hands and face which
   make him feel better. Anger or excitement will bring on a spell.
8. The usual antidotes have helped for a while, and then the symptoms have returned with
   about the same general features.
9. Mentally he is not strong, and the tendency is to grow weaker.

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