DIGITALIS.
NECK AND BACK.
► Neck.
► Stiffness and pain in the muscles on the right side of
the nape of the neck, especially when bending the head (lasts till going to sleep, and does
not disappear finally till the forenoon of the following day), [95]. ► Painful stiffness and
tension of the neck and throat, especially on motion, [12].
► Pressive drawing in the nape of the neck, at the
occiput, at the point of insertion of the cervical muscles, on bending the head backward, [3]. ► Painful pressure
in the cervical muscles, as if pressed by a band, [1].
► Cutting pain, with a numb sensation in the nape of the
neck, obliging him to draw the head backward, which seems to be hindered by a soft dead
substance compressed between the joints, [3]. ► Sticking in the cervical muscles, on moving the neck, [2]. ► Tearing and sharp
sticking in the nape of the neck, on motion, [6]. ► Sore pain in the articulation of the first dorsal and last
cervical vertebræ, on bending the neck forward, not when touched, [3]. ► Bruised pain in the nape of
the neck, between the shoulders and extending forward over the anterior part of the chest,
where the flesh was painful when pressed, especially over the sternum. This was attended
with dull frontal headache, bruised pain in the epigastrium, with feeling of distension of
the stomach (in the early part of the evening of the fourth day, and felt more on the fifth
day), [66]. ► Back.
[810.] ► Stiffness of
the back and on the sides of the neck, with a thrust like pressive pain, [5]. ► Drawings in the back, upper
and lower limbs, and the fingers, as after taking cold, [11].
► Tearing and sharp sticking in the back, on moving, [6]. ► Dorsal. ► Sensation as of a thrust in the first dorsal vertebra, [5]. ► Dull stitches
between the scalp ilea, [1]. ►
Tearing beneath the right scapula, [4]. ► Lumbar. ► Pain in the
small of the back, on stooping, [1]. ► Slow drawings above the nates, [3].
► Pressure on both sides of the spine in the lumbar
region, after the stool, [6]. ►
Pain in the left side of the back, in the region of the lumbar vertebræ, a drawing cutting,
relieved by pressure of the hand, [3]. [820.] ► Sticking pain in the
region of the kidneys (two hours after dose, fourth day), [62].
► Fine stitches in the region of the left kidney, while
sitting, [5]. ►
Bruised pain in the small of the back, on blowing the nose, [1].
► Pain in the small of the back, as if beaten, on
commencing to move after lying down, [1].
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
►
Objective. ► Tense painful swelling, first of
the legs, then also of the hands and fingers, only slowly disappearing after several months;
pulse not at all slower, and the discharge of urine not increased, [31]. ► Great weakness of the arms
and legs, [3]. ►
Subjective. ► Heaviness and sluggishness of
the limbs, [38]. ►
Heaviness and helplessness of the limbs, [10]. ► Drawing in the elbows and knees, [95]. ► Pains in all the joints,
as if sprained, after the midday nap, [1]. [830.] ► Piercing pains in the
joints, [1]. ► Each
complained that his fingers and the extremities of his toes were affected alike, a burning
sensation, as if pierced by needles, [79].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
►
Paralytic weakness of the left arm, he is scarcely able to raise it, and cannot clench the
fingers without pain, [5]. ►
A sore-like burning of the right arm, [1]. ► Painful tensive pressure in the muscles of the arm and
shoulder, on moving the arm, [12]. ► Shoulder. ► (Much
muscular rheumatism in the right shoulder, allowing but little sleep in the night, only
disappearing after seven days), [64b]. ► At night, violent pain in the left shoulder and elbow-joints,
together with semiconscious sleep, lying upon the back with the left arm over the head, [11]. ► Pressure in the
right shoulder, several times, and in the left knee, [95].
► Arm. ►
Heaviness of the left arm, even noticed during rest, [1].
► Burning sticking in the left upper arm, [5]. [840.] ►
Tearing stitches in the right upper arm, when walking, [7].
► Needle-like stitches in the lower part of the upper
arm, continuing even on moving it, [11]. ► Painful itching throbbing in the flesh of the upper arm, [1]. ► Elbow. ► Pressing in the right elbow, [95].
► Painful sensation in the elbow-joint, as if the nerve
were pressed upon, or as though the arm would go to sleep, also noticed on touching the
part, [11]. ► Forearm.
► A paralytic pain in the middle of the ulna, on
stretching out the arm, or when it lies outstretched, [3].
► Pinching and sharp sticking pinching on the back of the
ulna above the wrist, [4]. ►
Severe stitches in the muscles of the right forearm. ►
Violent tearing in the right forearm, during rest and motion, [7].
► Wrist. ►
Violent boring in the right wrist towards the thumb (lasting), [95]. [850.] ► Paralytic tearing in the bones of the wrist, [4]. ► Hand. ► Swelling of the right hand and fingers, lasting three hours,
at night, [9]. ►
Paralytic tearing in the right metacarpal bones, [4]. ► Fingers. ► Involuntary
jerking and drawing outward of the left index finger, [3].
► Fingers frequently become suddenly stiff, [6]. ► Numbness and
insensibility of the three last fingers and one side of the ball of the right hand, after
several weeks, [6]. ►
Frequent slight falling asleep of the fingers, [6]. ► Slight drawing in the fingers, [95].
► Burning stitches in the left thumb just above the nail
aggravated by pressure upon it, [3]. ► Cramplike stitches in the ball of the left thumb, during rest
and motion, [7]. [860.]
► Paralytic tearings in the finger-joints, during rest
and motion, [4]. ►
Jerking paralytic tearings in the right index finger, [4].
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
►
Objective. ► *Infiltration of lower extremities
(after four days), [84]. ►
Staggering, [74]; (soon), [85], [92]. ► Subjective. ► Great
stiffness of the joints of the lower extremities, after sitting (in a wagon); relieved by
walking, [1]. ►
Weakness of the legs; is constantly obliged to stretch them out, [5]. ► Weakness and weariness of
the legs, with trembling, [11]. ►
Loss of power and paralytic weakness of the legs, [5].
► I experienced in my a feeling of great fatigue (third
day), [65]. ►
Painful drawing in the right leg, especially in the thigh, when sitting; then in the right
knee and right ankle, [95]. ►
Thigh. [870.] ►
Spasmodic movements in the muscles of thighs (after ten hours), [76]. ► Nates fall asleep, in the
evening while sitting, and feel dead, [3]. ► In the bend of the thighs a pressive tension in the tendons
of the lumbar muscles, which become prominent on motion, though almost only while walking;
on pressure upon them there is pain, as from the pressure of a hard body under the skin, [3]. ► A drawing cramp in
the forepart of the hard body under the skin, [3]. ► A drawing cramp in the forepart of the bend of the right
thigh, aggravated after motion of the lumbar muscles, when it becomes a bubbling, and
continues even while sitting, [3]. ► Aching in the thighs and legs, on beginning to move after
lying down; they feel bruised, [1]. ► Drawing in the inner side of the thigh, while sitting, [3]. ► Cramplike drawing
in the muscles of the thigh above the popliteus, while sitting, disappearing after walking
awhile, [3]. ►
Pressive drawing in the anterior muscles of the thigh, [3].
► A pain, rather pressive than drawing, on the anterior
portion of the thigh, gradually increased and again diminished, [5]. ► Cutting in the thigh, on
laying one leg over the other, disappearing on separating the legs, [3]. [880.] ►
Sticking in the bend of the thigh, while walking, [3].
► Sharp stitches in the thigh just above the left knee,
towards the left side, [4]. ►
Painful itching throbbing in the flesh of the thigh, [1].
► Knee. ►
Jerking of the muscles below the hollow of the left knee, rhythmical with the pulse,
disappearing on touch, [3]. ►
Painless stiffness of the external condyles of the knee-joints, as from internal swelling,
with sensation of coldness, [3]. ►
Sensation of great fatigue in the knees, on ascending steps, [2].
► Tension in the hollow of the knees, so that she cannot
straighten them, [3]. ►
Pressure in the left knee and bones of the foot, [93].
► Leg. ► *Lassitude
in the legs and knees, [95]. ► Heaviness in the left leg, as if in the tibia, impeding
walking, [1]. [890.]
► Pain in the calves (fourth day), [71b]. ► Pain, as from weariness,
in the tibiæ and knees, as after a long walk, while walking, [2].
► Burning in the right calf, on resting one leg over the
other, [3]. ►
Drawing in the left tibia, as if a portion were torn out, [3].
► Sharp stitches on the outer side of the tibiæ below
the knee, during rest and motion, [4]. ► Smarting pain in the left leg, as if it were crushed, while
standing, [3]. ► Ankle.
► The ankle is painful as if sprained, on stretching it
out, [3]. ► Lasting
pressure in the left ankle, [95]. ► Foot. ► Sharp stitches
in the sole of the right foot, so acute that the whole leg jerks, in the evening, [3]. ► Toes. ► Drawing in the toes several times, [95]. [900.] ► Violent drawing in the toes, [95].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
► Objective.
► Tense white swelling of the whole body, with great
painfulness to every touch, after several weeks subsiding, becoming soft, and changing to
anasarca, [31]. ►
Bending forward of the body is attended with violent tearing pain in the abdomen, for six
days, [78]. ►
Wasting of the body in proportion to the recuperation of the mind, [40]. ► Fatal apoplexy, [48] [The reporter writes he was suddenly and unexpectedly
carried off with all the dreadful distress and jactitation which an overdose of Digitalis
sometimes produces. His death was pretty generally ascribed to apoplexy, and was, indeed,
truly apoplectic. -Hughes.] ► Universal and partial
trembling, for six days, [78]. ► Convulsions, [51], [82], etc. ► Convulsions
and great disquietude, [74]. ►
Convulsions of the most violent kind, [28]. ► Epileptic attacks, [45].
[910.] ► Stiffening
of the body, for six days, [78]. ►
The trunk and limbs especially the thighs, are painfully stiff (tenth day), [6]. ► Relaxation of all the
muscles, with sensation as though he had not slept enough, [3].
► Sinking of vitality, [1].
► *Lassitude, [81].
► General lassitude, exhaustion, and weariness of body
and mind (fourth and fifth days), [61]. ► The listless state of the body and depression of the mind had
increased; the latter was a kind of stupidity (eighteenth day), [65b]. ► Extremely listless and
weak (nineteenth and twentieth days), [65b]. ► *Weakness sinking of the strength, [51]. ►► *General weakness,
[39], [49]. [920.] ► General weakness, as
if all portions of the body were weary (after two hours), [5].
► Frequent weakness; she was obliged to lie in bed
because sitting up fatigued her, [42]. ►► *Great weakness, [41],
[43]. ► *Extreme
weakness, [23]. ►
Sudden extreme weakness, as if he would lose his consciouness, with general heat and sweat,
without thirst, after dinner, [1]. ► Weakness, as if to death, [34].
► Weak and tired (seventeenth day), [65b]. ► My strength was extremely
weakened (fourth day), [65]. ►
Sudden sinking of strength, with general sweat, and after some hours cough, [1]. ► Could not for several days
bear the upright position, [85], [92]. [930.] ► He lay supine, very cold, pale, and covered with copious
perspiration (second morning), [85]. ► Lay on back, and seemed completely prostrated, being scarcely
able to move a limb (second day), [76]. ► *Exhaustion (fourth day), [62].
► Exhaustion of vitality, with inclination to faint, [20]. ► Great exhaustion.
(fourth day), [71b]. ►
Before they had proceeded one hundred yards the poison had taken such effect that one of the
sufferers had fallen twice from exhaustion, and on entering their hotel another of them fell
senseless, [79]. ►
Extreme prostration (after four days), [84].
► Two weeks elapsed before it was possible for me to
leave my bed, and nearly two months before health was re-established, [65]. ►► *Faintness, [23], [49]. ► Faintness between the attacks of nausea, [51]. [940.] ► Occasional faintness, which on moving was attended with
nausea (third day), [65]. ►
Excessively faint and weak (soon after), [86]. ► Syncope (soon), [77], [85]; (after eight hours), [80].
► *Restlessness, [74].
► At night, he leaves his bed every moment and cannot
sleep, but converse with persons not present, [74]. ► Great uneasiness (soon), [77].
► Subjective. ►
Nervous symptoms of all sorts, and great weakness, [43].
► Indolence and weariness, in the morning on rising from
bed, [8]. ► Awoke
feeling great lassitude and depression; on getting up depression and languor increased
(third morning), [66]. ►
Somnolent weariness, slumber, [1]. [950.] ► Feeling of weariness
and trembling of the muscles; he was not inclined to leave the bed (second day), [71b]. ► *Feeling of great
debility (after six hours), [76]. ► Considerable degree of languor, with vertigo and intermitting
pulse, [20]. ► Much
languor and sense of faintness; the patient thinks he cannot endure, but must die, [20]. ► Extreme languor, [34]. ► Inclination to
faint, [41]. ►
Constant inclination to faint, [34]. ► Great inclination to faint, [20].
► Feeling of great lightness of the body, [3]. ► Heaviness after first dose,
[74]. [960.] ► General malaise (after five hours), [76]. ► Tearing burning and some
itching needle-like stitches in various parts of the body, [1].
► Cramps, [74]. ► General soreness of the whole body, [42]. ► Bruised feeling, [81].
SKIN.
► Objective. ► General paleness of the skin, [23].
► (Jaundice), [51]
[This occurred in several of Withering’s patients, but always in a natural sequence of their
maladies, and never was traceable to Digitalis. -Hughes.] ►
Desquamation of the skin of the whole body, [34]. ► Eruptions, Dry. ►
Eruption on the upper lip, [1]. ►
Itching eruption on the cheeks and chin, which desquamates and leaves behind red spots, [10]. [970.] ► Papular eruption on the back, [1].
► Rash on the back of the hands, without sensation, [1]. ► A large pimple,
with biting pain, beneath the left nostril, [1]. ► A red pimple, with biting pain, beneath the left nostril, [1]. ► A red pimple, with
burning-biting pain, aggravated by touch, on the middle of the forehead, [5]. ► Eruptions, Moist. ► A cluster of vesicles developed on the chin in the morning,
such as I had formerly had only on the lips (fourth day), [64d].
► Eruptions, Pustular. ►
Black comedones in the skin of the face, which suppurate and ulcerate, [10]. ► A small, very painful
furuncle on the nape of the neck (seventh day), [64d].
► Subjective. ►
Corrosive itching, that becomes constantly worse when he does not scratch, and at last
increases to an intolerable burning, needle like stitching, which at one time disappears, at
another returns worse than ever, [4]. ► Biting and itching on the cheek and chin, worse at night, [1]. ► Tickling of the
affected parts of the body, [44]. [980.] ► Itching of the back
of the hand, mostly at night, [1]. ► Itching on the back of the right foot, mostly at night, [3]. ► Voluptuous itching
in the axillæ, [3]. ►
Corrosive itching in various parts of the body, returning soon after scratching, [4]. ► Corrosive itching
in the left region of the loins, obliging him to scratch, [4].
► Corrosive itching in the upper and anterior portion of
the thigh, [4]. ►
Corrosive itching on the leg, above the external malleolus, [4].® 2000
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