PLUMBUM.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Œdema of the lower extremities, [467]. ►
Complete paralysis of the lower extremities; they seem numb and dead, [40]. [From the internal use of the
Acetate of lead.] ► Complete
paralysis of the right lower extremity, [278].
► In the lower extremities paralysis
of the peroneal muscles and extensors of the toes, [545]. [Completely simulating infantile spinal
paralysis.] ► Paralysis in the lower
extremity of the peroneal muscles and in the extensors of the toes, [544]. ►
The right leg is somewhat flexed upon the abdomen, [167]. ► The
left lower extremity is paralyzed as the right, except that the foot is
twisted inwards by the permanent contraction of its “adducteurs flèchisseurs”
upon the leg; the latter muscles acting naturally, while their
antagonists, the abductors, are paralyzed. Complete atrophy of the
tibial region, [161]. ► Sudden difficulty in going upstairs;
without previous pain, [160]. [3230.] ►
Loss of power in the lower extremities, while walking (first day), [2]. ►
At present there is no trembling of the inferior extremities, [400]. ►
Standing, and much more walking, are impossible. When he tries to stand,
the thigh is flexed upon the leg, and the leg upon the foot, so that he
falls down; the sole of the foot forms a deep hollow, [141]. ► Gait
unsteady, [92], [575], [585].
► Gait is weak and tottering from
laxity of the knee and ankle-joints, [315].
► Gait became tottering and unsteady,
[245]. ►
One foot began to drag, and soon he could only creep about “on all
fours.” The hand of that side was also soon affected; he could not
button his clothes or cut his food, and was carried up and down stairs.
Soon he regained power of his limbs. Again the paralysis returned, and
the necessity of creeping, but I think the hand this time was only
slightly affected. A subsequent amelioration took place, [365]. ► The
mother perceived that the gait of the youngest, was awkward, that he
frequently tumbled down in crossing the floor, that he staggered and
complained that it hurt him to walk, and that his feet pained him,
especially the bottoms of them. Soon the other children complained in a
similar manner, [241]. ► Lower extremities either cramped or
partially paralyzed, [267]. ► The lower limbs are the seat of an
intense reflex excitability, aroused by pressure on the painful parts;
it is especially severe in the left, [528].
[3240.] ►
During the paroxysms, which occur oftener than every five minutes, he
tries to obtain relief by moving about in bed, also by extending his
limbs, which is impossible, on account of the strong spasmodic
contraction of their muscles. Soon, however, the period of relaxation
arrives; quietude returns; and the cramps and acute pains cease. The
paroxysms occur more frequently in the night than in daytime, [119]. ►
The tremor of the lower limbs does not affect the gait, but when he is
sitting or lying, or when he is required to lift his legs, they tremble
very perceptibly; the right limb much more than the left. The power of
resistance to forced flexion and extension, though lessened, is still
considerable. Sensibility unimpaired in both upper and lower limbs, [401a]. ►
He cannot walk without the aid of a cane, and drags the foot along as
stiff as a poker, being unable to plant the entire sole upon the ground,
[153]. ►
Walking is difficult; he drags his right leg, [537]. ► Walks
with difficulty; is not very steady on his legs, but feels the ground
well, [517]. ►
When he attempted to walk he faltered in both legs, which seemed to
converge at the knees, [340]. ► I started to run a short distance, and
fell forward flat; my legs seemed not to obey the will; two or three
times, while standing or walking on the smooth floor, my knees suddenly
bent, and I fell; I fell repeatedly while dressing, [293]. ►
Movement of the right lower extremity became difficult, [278]. ► Long
standing is impossible; walking is painful and staggering; he drags his
feet so that they stumble over the slightest obstacle, and he can hardly
go up or down stairs, [128]. ► Walking is difficult and staggering; he
drags his feet along so that the least obstacle causes stumbling, [154]. [3250.]
► Very evident want of motory
co-ordination in the movements of both legs. When he tries to move them,
the muscular effort is not exactly adapted to the desired end; walking
is very difficult; he strikes the ground with his heel, when he put his
legs out; in walking with his eyes shut he staggers, and would fall if
unsupported, [528]. ► The lower limbs oscillate, but not
sufficiently to impede the gait, [401a].
► Scarcely able to walk for twelve
months, [492]. ► Walking was difficult, a few steps caused
fatigue, [487]. ► Considerable muscular weakness of lower
limbs; standing is difficult, and he cannot walk far, [515]. ► Long
standing is impossible, [154]. ► Weakness of the lower extremities,
increasing so that the patient was unable to walk or stand, [455]. ►
Weakness of the lower limbs, [483].
► Weakness and stiffness of lower
extremities, [285]. ► Weakness of the lower extremities, in the
afternoon, [4]. [3260.] ►
So great weakness of the lower extremities that she could scarcely keep
upright, [578]. ► Painful prostration of the lower
extremities, [474]. ► Great weakness of the lower extremities, [235], [237].
► The numbness, before spoken of,
affected the right limb a day or two after, and soon extended over the
whole of both limbs, from the buttocks to the toes; and, for a long
time, I so lost the sense of feeling in them, that I had no
consciousness of where the feet were, unless I saw them; for many weeks
I did not know whether one foot touched the other in bed, [283]. ►
Numbness and stiffness of the lower extremities, [300]. ►
Numbness and stiffness of lower limbs, so that frequently he was not
aware when they touched the ground, [288].
► Anæsthesia of the whole right
lower limb and corresponding arm, also of the whole right chest, right
abdomen, right loins, and right back, as in hemiplegia; it is bounded
exactly by the median line, before and behind, [527]. ► The
sensibility of the lower extremities is unimpaired, [479]. ►
Anæsthesia of the lower extremities, [496].
► Both lower limbs equally sensible
to touch, [487]. [3270.] ►
The lower limbs, especially the calves, are affected with strong cramps,
[148]. ►
Cramp in the whole of the lower extremities, [115]. ►
Cramps in the lower extremities, [350].
► Frequent cramps in the lower
extremities, [496]. ► Frequent short-lasting cramps in the
lower limbs, [527]. ► Cannot bear his weight on the affected
limb; can scarcely walk from one bed to another with the aid of a crutch
or cane, [167]. ► *Violent pains in the lower extremities, chiefly
in the anterior portion of the thighs and in the calves, so
that he could with difficulty rise up in bed, [540]. ► *Violent
pains in the lower extremities, especially in the knees and
thighs, with at times cramps in the calves, [273]. ► *Most
violent pains, extending from the hips to the knees, as though pierced
with needles, [544]. ► *From time to time very sharp neuralgic pains, always seated in the lower limbs, though not limited to
the joints, nor to any particular spot, [293]. [3280.]
► Great pain in the lower
extremities, [253]. ► The pain in the lower extremities was
also very severe, commencing in the soles of the feet, which were so
sore that he dreaded to touch the floor with them, and shooting up the
limbs to the lumbar region with dreadful suffering, [271]. ►
Rather severe pain in the lower limbs, especially about the calves and
soles of the feet, [195]. ► The pains are more acute in the lower
limbs than in the upper, [131]. ► Contemporaneously with the loss of animal
contractility in the upper limbs, the exaltation of sensibility in the
abdomen began to involve the inferior extremities. Severe bruised pains
were felt in the forepart of the thighs, in the knees, calves, and soles
of the feet; pains were also experienced in the lumbar region. They all
disappeared entirely along with the colic; the paralysis alone remained,
[135]. ►►
*Extremely acute and paroxysmal pains, as well as cramps, in the lower limbs, [126]. ►
*The pains in the lower limbs are worse by paroxysms; they
are diminished by gentle pressure, but increased by movement, [192]. ►
*The lower limbs only, and especially the knees and thighs,
are affected by severe paroxysmal pains,
[125a]. ►
Intermittent contusive pains, confined to the lower extremities, and
especially felt on the soles of the feet, and around the knees, [125]. ►
Remittent pains in the lower extremities, especially in the soles and
about the knees, with cramps in the calves, [273]. [3290.]
► Lacerating pains, without redness
or swelling, all over the lower limbs, but worse in the popliteal
spaces, calves, and soles, than in the thighs or in the other portions
of the legs and feet, [132]. ► Pains in lower extremities, especially
the soles of the feet, [126]. ► Pains always confined exclusively to the
lower extremities, consisting of rheumatic pains in the knees and feet,
and in the muscular portions of the thighs and calves; these muscular
pains were excited by any movement, and were accompanied by cramps, [531]. ►
Pains, spontaneous and aggravated by movement and pressure, in the lower
limbs, which are red and inflamed, [488].
► Pain on pressure, in the lower
extremities; apparently rheumatic, though there were no rheumatic
antecedents, [467]. ► Pains in lower limbs, with a sense of
weakness, stiffness, and numbness, [299].
► Pains encircling the lower limbs, [212], [529].
► Bruised pains, with at times,
cramps, becoming worse by paroxysms, in the lower extremities,
especially the knees and soles of the feet, [180]. ►
Tearing pains in the lower extremities, [245].
► Shooting pains, extending from the
soles to the hips, when walking or standing, [258]. [3300.]
►► *Lightning-like pains in the
lower limbs, [529]. ► Sensation of paralysis in the lower
extremities, [247]. ► Hip. ►
(After a period of general fatigue, he felt, eight days previous to
entering the hospital, some pain in the hip-joints, aggravated by
walking. This extended to the malleoli, and obliged him to stop work for
half a day. In the course of the following three or four days, he had
two attacks of dizziness. Finally, there was œdema, with pain on
pressure and during movement, which subsequently were in great part
transferred to the knees), [467]. ► Sticking in the region of the right hip,
afterwards in the right hypochondrium, relieved by walking, in the
afternoon, [4]. ► Sticking in the right hip, the whole
afternoon, always on moving the right arm towards the left, [4]. ►
Acute drawing in the right hip-joint, while lying (first day), [2]. ►
Thigh. ► Both thighs
slightly flexed upon the pelvis, in consequence of the semiflexion of
the leg upon the thigh, caused by paralysis of the triceps and anterior
crural, and the resulting permanent, contraction of their antagonizing
muscles, [141]. ► The anterior portion of the thigh is
wasted away so as to form a striking contrast with the remainder of the
limb, [146]. ►
Glutei muscles and the large extensor on the front of the thigh were
greatly wasted; while the biceps and flexors, from the trochanter of the
ilium to the tibia, were unusually strong and active, indeed in a
constant state of contraction, [293].
► Spasmodic shaking in the right
thigh above the knee (after six hours), [4].
[3310.] ►
Feeling of weariness in the extensor and adductor muscles of the thigh, [471]. ►
After an hour’s drive in a gig, a cramped feeling in the thighs, so
uncomfortable that I seldom drove in any vehicle in which I could not
stretch the limbs straight, [263].
► Numbness over left thigh and
buttock, with a diminished sensibility, [209].
► Bruised pain in the thighs, [301]. ►
A paralytic pain or a painful paralytic sensation in the thigh, knee,
and ankle-joints on ascending steps (first day), [2]. ►
Spontaneous pains in the thighs, knees, and tips of the toes, [483]. ►
Severe pain in the thighs and knees, [349].
► Lancinating pains and very frequent
cramps in the thighs, knees, calves, and soles of the feet, [145]. ►
Lancinations in the posterior and inner portion of the thighs, [131]. ►
*Lacerating pain, without redness or swelling, in the forepart of the
thighs and knees; becoming worse at intervals; decidedly increased by
movement, and scarcely alleviated by pressure, [169]. [3320.]
► Lacerating pains in the forepart of
the thighs, and in the popliteal spaces, [183].
► Pains in the thighs, [223]. ► Pain
along the course of the right sciatic nerve, [278]. ► Pains
in the adductors of both thighs and in the extensor muscles of the left
thigh; these regions were painful to pressure, [451]. ► Pain
in a small spot in the middle of the left thigh, a hand’s breadth below
the groin, as if a tendon would snap, always at the commencement of a
step, while walking, [3]. ► Burning pain, usually in not large spots,
mostly in one or the other thigh, or in both at the same time, [46]. ►
Prickings in the anterior portion of the thigh, [192]. ►
Pricking pains in the forepart of the thighs, in the popliteal spaces,
and in the tibial and peroneal surfaces of the legs, increased by
movement, and diminished by pressure; they alternate with occasional
cramps in the thighs, [184]. ► Tearing in the middle of the inner
surface of the left thigh (after three-quarters of an hour), [4]. ►
Jerking sticking in the inner and upper portion of the left thigh, in
the afternoon, [4]. [3330.] ►
Jerking a few times in the left thigh, to relieved by rubbing (after
three days), [4]. ► Stitches in the right thigh, then also in
the left, when walking (third day), [2].
► Knee. ►
Inability to extend the knee, [160].
► Stiffness of the knees, [18], [49].
► Knees and legs, at times, extremely
feeble, [297]. ► Knees became weak and stiff, making
locomotion painful, [285]. ► When fatigued, he feels particularly
tired in the knees, [154]. ► When he is fatigued, there is an especial
sense of weariness in the knees, [138].
► Weariness of the knees, on
ascending steps (first day), [3]. ► Feeling of weight in the knee, when
walking, [160]. [3340.] ►
Two painful zones in the left leg, viz., at the ankle and knee-joints;
anæsthesia of both legs, especially the left, to touch, temperature,
and pain, [528]. ► Peculiar “aching” in the bend
of the knee, which was apparently seated in the bone, [322]. ►
During the paroxysms, the popliteal spaces and calves, as also the backs
and soles of the feet, are seized by very painful cramps, temporarily
relieved by pressure and walking; the muscles of the affected parts are
very hard; the legs and feet are flexed. When the cramps cease, they are
succeeded by a sensation of tearing, [131].
► Dull pain, deep internally, in the
right knee, in the morning, on ascending steps, [3]. ► Bruised
pain in knees and thighs, [186]. ► Bruised pain in the knees, popliteal
spaces, and soles of the feet, [192].
► Very acute pains, passing from the
knees to the soles of the feet, where they are much more severe than
anywhere else. The backs of the feet, the toes, calves, and popliteal
spaces are painful in degrees varying according to the order in which
the parts are named. The pain is tearing, worse by paroxysms, increased
by walking and movement and diminished by rest, but never affected by
pressure; it is accompanied by a feeling of burning heat, without
redness or swelling, which keeps him trying to place the parts in
contact with cooling things; the warmth of the bed increases the pain.
Now and then the cramps are felt in the calves and in the soles of the
feet, which parts are also sometimes troubled with pricking and
formication. Sometimes jerks and shocks, as of electricity, pass all
through the body, and especially affect the lower extremities. The
arthralgia is worse at night. At last, he is completely prostrated by
the violence and duration of the pains, [123].
► Firmly seated pain in the knee,
under the soles, and between the lower extremities, even in the feet,
making walking difficult, lasting two days (twenty-first day), [49]. ►
Lancinating pains in the knees, popliteal spaces, calves, soles of feet,
bends of elbows, metacarpi, and temples; constant, but worse by
paroxysms, diminished by pressure; unaffected by motion. The excessive
sensibility, which is unaccompanied either by redness or swelling of the
parts, is most acute in the popliteal spaces and calves, [119]. ►
Lancinations, at intervals, in the knees, calves, and soles of the feet,
ameliorated by the warmth of the bed and by pressure; between the
paroxysms, there is merely a feeling of constriction, [134]. [3350.]
► Lancinating pains from the knee to
the soles of the feet; in the latter parts there is felt, five or six
times a day, a kind of heat, lasting ten minutes, and neither increased
nor diminished by motion or pressure, [160].
► Lacerating pains in the knees,
calves, soles of the feet, and palmar surface of the forearms; increased
by movement, diminished by pressure, worse by paroxysms, during which
there are often cramps, [122]. ► Violent lacerating pains in the knees and
soles of the feet, increased by movement and the warmth of the bed;
ameliorated by light friction, but aggravated by firm pressure. The
pains become more acute at intervals, and are then accompanied by cramps
in the feet, [135]. ► Lacerating pains in the popliteal space,
calf, and sole of the foot, worse by paroxysms, during which there are
cramps; the pains are increased by motion, and diminished by pressure, [143]. ►
Pain in the knees, [468]. ► Pains in the left knee, with a good deal
of effusion, [323]. ► Pain in the right knee and left hip, [522]. ►
Lame, weak, painful limbs, particularly in knees, [296]. ► Pains
in the knees and ankles, [348]. ► Pains in the knees and feet, [345]. [3360.]
► Pains in the knees, especially in
the inner portions, [273]. ► Violent tearing-jerking pains in the
knees, so that walking became impossible, [430].
► Tearing above the left knee, while
standing, disappearing on rubbing; then a sticking in the right
hypochondriac region, after sitting, in the afternoon, [4]. ► Violent
sticking in the right knee, while standing, disappearing while moving it
back and forth, in the evening, [4].
► Sticking through and through the
right knee (after two hours), [4].
► Some fine burning stitches in the
inner side of the left knee, while sitting (first day), [3]. ► Leg.
► Shaking, like a trembling of the
legs (after two hours and a half), [4].
► Legs tremble, but he moves them in
every direction; he walks with difficulty, [524]. ►
Spasmodic contraction of the legs, [53].
► The right leg was semiflexed upon
the thigh when the patient stood up; he could flex it further, but not
completely. Extension was impossible; the knee could not be
straightened. The right thigh was somewhat flexed upon the abdomen. All
the other movements of the limb were performed naturally. He could not
stand on the affected limb alone. While walking, which was only possible
for a few minutes, and with the help of a cane, he dragged the right
foot along, on tiptoe, [160]. [3370.] ►
The right leg, when left to itself, either in sitting or when standing
up, is semiflexed upon the thigh, and can be flexed further, but not to
the full extent; in lying down, it is extended, by a mere mechanical
movement; it cannot be spontaneously extended in the least, [167]. ►
Left leg almost semiflexed upon the thigh, and can only be very slightly
extended; its complete flexion is rather difficult; all other movements
of the lower limb are freely performed, [154].
► Leg semiflexed upon the thigh; it
can be flexed still further, but not completely; long standing is
impossible; walking is painful and staggering; he drags his feet after
him, so that he stumbles over every obstacle; he can hardly get
downstairs, but goes upstairs more easily; when fatigued, his knees feel
particularly tired; all other movements of the lower limbs are easy, [146]. ►
Inability to stand upon the leg, extend it, or flex the thigh upon the
abdomen, and the thigh was very much atrophied, being about one-half the
size of the other. There was loss of motion in all the muscles supplied
by the anterior crural nerve. In attempting to raise the leg, it turned
outwards by the action of the biceps, and in crossing the leg over the
other, the patient required to lift it with his hands, [350]. ► The
leg is semiflexed upon the thigh; it can only be extended a little with
great difficulty, [138]. ► Great difficulty in extending the leg
upon the thigh; it cannot be fully done, [146].
► It caused paralysis of right leg,
and the right thigh always remained smaller than the other, [539]. ►
The tibialis anticus and peronæus tertius are paralyzed, [141]. ►
Occasionally, much pain in upper part of one leg, and on examination
distinct varicosis was found (none existing about the ankles); this
swelling of the principal cutaneous vein at the back of the right leg
had existed only a short time (two or three weeks); Hamamelis 3d reduced
it in about three weeks, [460]. ► Enlarged veins on the calves, with numerous
varicose dilatations, [380].
[3380.] ►
Legs swollen, especially about the ankles (for three or four days), [519]. ►
Symptoms of the legs are similar to those of the arms, except that the
extensors of the feet are very little paralyzed, [525]. ► Some
weakness and flabbiness of the muscles of the legs, [552], [568].
► The right leg is rather weaker than
the left; it gets tired sooner, [530].
► The weakness of the right leg and
thigh becomes apparent, on making a comparative examination of the lower
limbs, while the patient lies on his back, [527]. ► Her
legs are weaker, [519]. ► Great weakness in the legs, particularly
in the knee-joints, [316]. ► Legs weak; seldom affected by cramps, [480]. ►
Insensibility of the posterior portion of the right leg, from two inches
below the knee to the ankle. The sticking of pins and acupuncture
needles into these parts was unfelt. Neither pinches, blows, pressure,
forced movements of the limb, nor any other stimuli, elicited a sign of
feeling. Above and below these limits, as also in the tibial and
peroneal regions, the sensibility of the limb was unimpaired. A slight
sensation of numbness in the insensible parts, [160]. ►
Slight degree of hyperæsthesia in the muscles of the calf, [529]. [3390.]
► Cramps in calves, especially the
right, [498]. ► Violent cramps in the calves, so that he
cried aloud, [114]. ► At times, extremely painful cramps in the
calves, which prevent extension of the leg upon the thigh; to get rid of
them he jumps out of bed, and presses his feet hard on the floor. These
pains are worse at night, [168]. ► Much cramp in legs, [98]. ► Cramps
in the muscles of the calf and thigh, [517].
► Cramp in the calves and toes, [484]. ►
Cramps in the legs, at times intense, [350].
► Cramps in the calves, [125], [163],
[192], [201], [245],
[477], etc. ►
Cramps in right calf, [160]. ► Falling asleep of the left leg, from the
knee to the foot (after a quarter of an hour), [4]. [3400.]
► Painful sprained sensation on the
outer side of the right ankle, on stepping upon it, in the morning,
after rising, and continuing through the morning (fifth day), [2]. ►
Muscles of the calves painful, [451].
► Bruised pain in the legs, after
rising, in the morning, disappearing after walking about (after two
days), [4]. ►
Very severe pains in the lower parts of the legs, the calves, and
popliteal spaces, [167]. ► Sharp pains in the calves, before the
colic, [225]. ► Pain in leg; frequently woke in the night
in most intense agony; a sudden jump, with hard rubbing, would very soon
cause relief, [297]. ► Pains in the left leg, [472]. ► *Pains in
the legs, especially at night, [383].
► Pains in the right calf, [486]. ►
Transient pain in the tibia, when walking (first day), [3]. [3410.] ► Intolerable lancinations in the legs,
arms, and fingers, [519]. ► Tearing in the left leg, towards the
instep; on rubbing, it extends into the hollow of the knee; afterwards,
again sticking in the former place, that disappeared after rubbing, in
the afternoon, [4]. ► Jerking in the right tibia (after two
hours and three-quarters), [4]. ► Sticking in both calves, disappearing of
itself (third evening), [4]. ► Violent throbbing, in a small spot, on
the outer side of the right calf, while lying down (first day), [2]. ►
Ankle. ► Œdema about the
ankles, [497], [581]. ► Her
ankles were œdematous, and the legs covered, posteriorly, by many livid
spots and superficial ulcerations, [351].
► Swollen ankles; they had been in
that state for three or four weeks; the anasarca extended about half way
up the leg; quite reduced in two months by Arsenicum, [6], [460].
► Bony projection on the ankle, [161]. ►
Swelling and pain in the left ankle-joint, [323]. [3420.]
► Pains in the left ankle, extending
up to the knee, [544]. ► Pain in malleoli, [468]. ► Foot.
► Feet swollen, [28]. [From large doses.] ►
Feet and legs considerably swollen, [585].
► Œdematous swelling of the feet, [235]. ►
(Edema of the feet, [237]. ► Gout in left foot, [335]. ► A
spasmodic working of the feet from side to side troubled me, and they
would often draw back out of the shoes. I was unable to draw on a boot.
While sitting still, the legs would insensibly draw back on the thighs,
till the feet got entangled under the chair; this involuntary drawing
back of the leg made it very difficult to go upstairs, a man held the
foot on the first stair, while a person behind assisted me to rise so as
to lace the other foot on the next stair; and then the man would hold
that foot in place, or it would certainly have drawn back so as to have
thrown me down. While going downstairs, I straightened the whole limb
before planting the foot upon the next stair, and, with the help of a
man and the banister, could get down safely, [293]. ► She
passed most of her time sitting up in bed, and while in this position
her feet dropped over, and inclined inward, so as nearly to rest on
their inner border, apparently from paralysis of the extensors, which
should have supported them in an upright position. The toes also
remained mod safely flexed, and she could not extend them. There was
much apparent laxity of the ankle-joint, and the patient was incapable
of moving the feet, or supporting the weight of her body upon them. When
she was lifted up in the arms of an assistant, she cried out, and drew
her feet under her body, for fear she would be made to attempt standing
on them. The feet also appeared to be tender, as she cried whenever they
were freely handled, [404]. ► The right foot is firmly extended upon
the leg; it cannot be flexed nor carried at the same time into abduction
or adduction; the foot points downwards, while the heel is drawn high
up, [137]. [3430.] ►
The foot is kept extended and motionless; it cannot be flexed in the
least, and its abduction and adduction are equally impossible, [141]. ►
The foot is extended upon the leg, and cannot be flexed nor brought into
adduction or abduction, at the same time that it is attempted to flex
it; all other movements of the lower limbs are unrestricted, [146]. ►
The right toes are strongly bent upon the metatarsus; they can be
further extended, but cannot be flexed upon the foot or separated in
this way. The right foot is strongly bent upon the leg; it is incapable
of flexion; its abduction and adduction can only be effected by
extending it, and causing the leg to move the whole foot at once, [161]. ►
The left foot is pointed downwards; the toes are firmly flexed; the
instep is on the stretch, so that the heel is lifted high up, [163]. ►
The foot points downwards; its plantar surface is hollow, so that he can
hardly stand, much less walk, [148].
► The dorsum of the foot is arched,
and the sole much hollowed, [161].
► Shortening of the foot by several
lines, with paralysis and atrophy, [11].
[From the weekly external use of aqua Goulardi, for a bruise on the
trochanter major.] ► General
difficulty in putting the foot to the ground; the soles seem dead, as if
made of wood, and when stepping it seems as though there were several
round sausages under them, that prevented a free gait (fourth day), [11]. ►
In walking, the feet are lifted like dead weights, and when extended
strike hard upon the ground, by pressure against which their flexion is
effected. He seems to move by skips and jumps, [161]. ►
Lateral movements of the foot are impossible, [163]. [3440.]
► Weakness of the feet, [18]. ►
Heaviness and weariness of the soles of the feet, especially noticed
while sitting, [5]. ► Heaviness of the feet, especially of the
knees, [5]. ►
Diminished sensibility to painful impressions on the back of the right
foot, [481]. ►
Numbness of the feet, [483]. ► Feet constantly inclined to fall asleep, [5]. ►
Sensation of softness in the sole of the foot when touching the ground, [466]. ►
Cramplike contraction in the muscles of the sole of the left foot,
during rest, relieved by raising the foot and by motion; lasting several
days, [5]. ►
Cramps in the feet, [85]. ► Cramps and lancinations in the soles of
the feet, before the colic, [225].
[3450.] ►
Cramps in the feet, at times, [404].
► Soreness and tenderness of the
soles of the feet, when first getting out of bed in the morning, so much
so as to be unable to walk without first rubbing them. The soreness
disappeared in the course of the day, after taking exercise and getting
warm, [242]. ►
Dull, aching, heavy pains in her feet, which gradually extended to her
legs and bowels, [287]. ► Pains in feet, after a mustard footbath
which removed the headache, [133].
► Pains in the soles of the feet, [273]. ►
Excruciating-tearing pain in the soles of the feet, [201]. ►
Tearing, extending upward, in the right heel (after two hours and a
half), [4]. ►
Quite painful pricking and formication in the soles of the feet, [125a]. ►
Very painful pricking in the sole of the foot, [163]. ► Toes.
► The toes are very strongly flexed
upon the sole of the foot; they can only be very slightly separated in
the way of flexion; their extension is impossible, [167]. [3460.]
► The toes are excessively bent upon,
the soles of the feet, and can neither be separated nor approximated, [148]. ►
The right great toe is strongly flexed upon the sole of the foot; it is
incapable of extension, or of being brought into a line with the other
toes, [155]. ►
Right great toe flexed upon the sole of the foot, [155]. ► The
toes are strongly flexed on the sole of the foot, and cannot be
extended; that is, their extensor muscles are paralyzed, and their
flexors, therefore, permanently contracted. Abduction and adduction of
the toes are prevented by want of power in the interosseous muscles. All
other movements of the lower limbs are easily performed, [141]. ►
Swelling, now of one, now of another toe joint, with the most violent
pains and sleeplessness; these attacks were repeated and finally
extended to the ankle-joints, heels, etc., and lasted for several
months, [439]. ► In another patient, there arose, at the
same time as the tendinous tumefaction, an articular swelling of the
great toe, with redness, heat, and severe pain, giving it very much the
appearance of an attack of gout, [364].
► Both great toe-joints are enlarged
by tophaceous deposits, [341]. ► Swelling of the great toe, with pain and
redness, [509]. ► Has had four attacks of gout; the
metatarso-phalangeal joint of the left great toe was first attacked;
this attack lasted for three weeks or a month; subsequently, the
corresponding joint of the right great toe was attacked; some months
later the left knee, and then the right knee, were similarly affected, [341]. ►
Cannot extend the toes, or flex the foot upon the legs, [163]. [3470.]
► Sensation of falling asleep, and
crawling in the toes, of the left foot, extending into the instep (after
two hours), [4]. ► Drawing in the left great toe, by the
nail; on walking, the sensation extended into the ball of the foot,
disappearing on continuing to walk, [4].
► Painful drawing inward of the two
larger toes of the right foot, followed by drawing in the hollow of the
right knee, afterwards also in the hollow of the left knee, where there
was a sticking, while standing and sitting; afterwards the toes seem
numb; gradually disappearing while sitting, in the afternoon, [4]. ►
Intense pain in great toe, at night, which nothing relieves, [583]. ►
Tearing in the two first toes of the left foot, disappearing on moving
about (after three-quarters of an hour), [4].
► Crawling in the right great toe
(after two hours and three-quarters), [4].® 2000
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