Convulsions

Belladonna

Head remedy for convulsions. Head hot with throbbing pain, eyes staring and pupils dilated. Pulse full and bounding. Convulsions during teething. The child becomes rigid suddenly. Convulsions in children which come on suddenly, head hot and teet cold. Give 200 dilution and repeat every fourth day till recovery.

Cocculus

Convulsions after loss of sleep.

Gelsemium

Convulsions associated with fever. Rigidity of the back and neck preceded by aching and pain in shoulders. The eyes roll from side to side, the patient is restless and intensely hot, but moist.

Cina

Convulsions due to irritation in intestines from worms or from indigestion. The child is cross and has a variable appetite. An unhealthy skin due to intestinal irritation. Twitching of facial muscles.

Hyoscyamus

Falls suddenly to the ground with cries and convulsions. Convulsions of children, especially from, fright. Convulsions after eating.

Calcarea Carb

Convulsions due to rickets or convulsions occurring during dentition or pneumonia.

Aethusa

Convulsions especially in children with great weak­ness and prostration with sleepiness. Dosing of the child after vomiting and after stool with convulsions. Eyes turn downwards instead of up or sidewise. There is appearance of sunkeuness in the face with pearly whiteness on the upper lip, bounded by a distinct line from the outer nasal orifice to the angles of the mouth.

Helleborus

Convulsions due to suppressed eruptions such as measles, constant chewing motion, automatic motion of one hand and foot, boring the head in the pillow. Unconscious. Suppression of urine.

Cicuta Virosa

Violent shocks of head, arms and legs. Convulsions with terrible distortions of limbs, head turned back into shoulders, spasms of the muscles, face dark red lips blue and bloody, froth from the mouth. Con­vulsions spread from above downwards and from centre to circumference. Convulsions caused by slightest touch or jar. After regaining consciousness he remembers nothing of what has occurred.

Zincum Phos,

and

Aurum Mur:

Convulsions due to degeneration processes of the brain and cord in businessmen,students, debauches or the victims of epilepsy and of its  maltreatment. These should be tried in the given order.

Cuprum Met

Convulsions with blue face and clenched thumbs. Vomiting during convulsions. Puerperal convulsions In cholera. The attack begins with jerking and twitching of the extremities, followed by rolling of the eye-balls which finally become fixed and turned upward. Convulsions due to suppression of discharge or eruption. Convulsions spreading from extremities to centre. Better by cold drinks which if given iri the beginning will alleviate the suffering.

Sulphur

When well selected remedies fail to respond. This may be given as an intercurrent remedy in 200 dilution.

Nux Vomica

Convulsions with consciousness due to bad digestion. Chewing mption of the jaws. After abuse of alcohol.

Chamomilla

Convulsions in children from nursing after a fit of anger of the mother. During dentition, if Bella­donna fails.

Opium

Convulsions in children from nursing after sudden fright of the mother. Child wakes frightened, scream­ing and crying until the spasms set in. Worse from heat and hot application.

Glonoine

Convulsions of children due to heat or from congestion in the head during dentition. To be tried if Belladonna fails. During spasms fingers and toes arc spread apart. Difficulty in breathing and audible palpitation.

Veratrum Viride

Uraemic convulsions with dim vision, spasms, dilated pupils, opisthotonos, cold clammy perspiration.

Gratiola

Convulsive conditions without loss of conscious­ness.

Arnica

and

Hypericum

Convulsions    immediately   upon   birth  in forceps delivery or long impaction  of the head. Give in the given order in 1000 potency every two hours until cured; four doses of each. In Arnica head is hot and the rest of the body cold.

Secale Cor

Convulsions and twitchings of muscles of various parts with the fingers spread widely apart. Rigidity of the body which at time alternates with relaxation.

Stramonium

Violent convulsions involving every muscle of the body, opisthotonos, violent distortions, contraction of the Jimbs, biting of the tongue. Convulsions due to fright or dreadful dreams with consciousness; renewed by exposure to bright light. Sight of water, light or mirror or anything glittering brings on convulsions. Cannot bear solitude or darkness. Convulsions arising from suppression of eruptions.