A treatise on neuralgic diseases, dependent upon irritation of the spinal marrow and ganglia of the sympathetic nerve / By Thomas Pridgin Teale.

  • Teale, Thomas Pridgin, 1801?-1867.
Date:
1830
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Credit: A treatise on neuralgic diseases, dependent upon irritation of the spinal marrow and ganglia of the sympathetic nerve / By Thomas Pridgin Teale. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ‘Treatment—When the different neuralgic symptoms which have been enumerated, can be traced to this morbid state of some portion of the spinal marrow, the treatment that ought to be pursued, is readily decided upon. Local depletion by leeches or cupping, and counter irritation by blisters to the affected portion of the spine, are the principal remedies. A great num- ber of cases will frequently yield to the single appli- cation of any of these means. Some cases, which have even existed several months, I have seen perfectly re- lieved by the single application of a blister to the spine, although the local pains have been ineffectually treated by a variety of remedies, for a great length of time. A repetition of the local depletion and blistering is how- ever often necessary after the lapse of a few days, and sometimes is required at intervals for a considerable length of time. In a few very obstinate cases issues or setons have been thought necessary; and where the disease has been very unyielding, a mild mercurial course has appeared beneficial. It is of course necessary that proper attention hi paid to the regular functions of the bowels, and to the treat- ment, by appropriate means, of any other affection which may co-exist. It is needless, in this form of dis- ease, to offer any directions respecting diet, as the judg- ment of every medical man will enable him to decide best on the general management of the case es ately under his notice. When my attention was first directed to this sella I considered recumbency a necessary part of the treat- ment; it is, for a moderate length of time, undoubtedly beneficial, and frequently very much accelerates reco- very ; but subsequent observation has convinced me that