Cases of tic doloureux successfully treated / By Benj. Hutchinson.

  • Hutchinson, Benjamin.
Date:
1820
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Credit: Cases of tic doloureux successfully treated / By Benj. Hutchinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mentioned, till the beginning of last year; when experiencing no recurrence of pain, I ventured to leave it off totally, and remain perfectly free from any symptom of the disorder. “ I am, Sir, &c. &c. “ Jane Smith.” “ Aldercar Park, December 8. 1819. “ Dear Sir, “ If the foregoing statements can con¬ tribute to your purpose, I shall be sin¬ cerely happy. When I began to be afflicted with the tic douloureux, I have mentioned; as to the progress of the dis¬ ease, I know not how to speak of it, for it was from the first to the last, an extreme of pain that mocks description ; in short, it was the complete tic douloureux, from the beginning. It was the right side of my head and face only that was affected ; the other side had neither pain nor soreness. When the spasms came on, which they did a hun-