Hospital facts and observations, illustrative of the efficacy of the new remedies, strychnia, brucia, acetate of morphia, veratria, iodine, &c. in several morbid conditions of the system; with a comparative view of the treatment of chorea, and some cases of diabetes, a report on the efficacy of sulphureous fumigations in diseases of the skin, chronic rheumatism, &c / by James Lomax Bardsley.

  • Bardsley, James Lomax, 1801-1876.
Date:
1830
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Credit: Hospital facts and observations, illustrative of the efficacy of the new remedies, strychnia, brucia, acetate of morphia, veratria, iodine, &c. in several morbid conditions of the system; with a comparative view of the treatment of chorea, and some cases of diabetes, a report on the efficacy of sulphureous fumigations in diseases of the skin, chronic rheumatism, &c / by James Lomax Bardsley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    larly taken until the 1st of August, and the patient’s amendment appears, from the last report up to this period, to have been progressive. On his discharge, he could walk from one end of the large ward to the other by the aid only of a small stick, and the func- tions of the bladder and rectum were completely re- stored. REMARKS. This case affords evidence of the remedial efficacy of strychnia in palsy, and points out in a striking manner the peculiar action of the alkali upon the paralytic members, since no other remedies, with the exception of a few leeches to the temples, a blister to the nape of the neck, and occasional doses of aperient medicine (on the patient’s first admission) were employed. I had my doubts respecting the propriety of administering the alkali in this instance, as there was some reason to fear, from the previous intemperate habits of Ogden, that the hemiplegia was owing to disorganization of the brain; hence I adopted the precaution of relieving the vessels of the head before I commenced with the use of the strychnia. One grain during the day was as much as he could take with safety, for when the dose was increased to a grain and a half daily, very unplea- sant effects followed. It would have been improper to have pushed the remedy beyond the limits pointed out by the symptoms. It may be well to notice the sensation of heat along the course of the spine more c2