HAIR LOSS ( ALOPECIA )

Dictionary Meaning -

(according to Dorland's pocket medical Dictionary)

                  Baldness; Absence Of Hair From Skin Areas Where It Is Normally Present.

Androgenetic Alopecia -  A Progressive, Diffuse, Symmetric Loss Of Scalp Hair, Believed Due To A Combination Of Genetic Predisposition And Increased Response Of Hair Follicles To Androgens, In Men Beginning Around Age 30 With Hair Loss From The Vertex And Frontoparietal Regions ( Male Pattern Alopecia Or Male Pattern Baldness ), And In Women Beginning Later With Less Severe Hair Loss From The Vertex And Frontocentral  Area Of The Scalp ( Female Pattern Alopecia Or Female Pattern Baldness ).

Alopecia Area'ta - Hair Loss, Usually Reversible, In Sharply Defined Areas, Usually Involving The Beard Or Scalp.

Cicatricial Alopecia - Irreversible Loss Of Hair Associated With Scarring, Usually On The Scalp.

Female Pattern Alopecia - Androgenetic Alopecia.

Male Pattern Alopecia - Androgenetic Alopecia.

Alopecia Tota'lis - Loss Of Hair From The Entire Scalp.

Traction Alopecia - Traumatic Alopecia Due To Continuous Or Prolonged Traction On The Hair, Such As In Certain Hairstyles Or In The Habit Of Compulsively Twisting Ones Own Hair.

Traumatic Alopecia - Hair Loss Caused By Injury To The Hair Follicles In A Given Area, Such As By Rubbing, Traction, Or A Chemical Agent.

Alopecia Universa'lis - Loss Of Hair From The Entire Body.



Pathological Point Of View -

Causes :

• Androgenic.

• Nutritional Deficiency.

• Infection.

• As A Part Of Side Effects Of Several Drugs.

• Trauma.

• Air & Water Pollution.

PathoPhysiology :

 

Hair Follicle Growth Occurs In Cycles. 

Each Cycle Consists Of A Long Growing Phase (Anagen), A Short Transitional Phase (Catagen) And A Short Resting Phase (Telogen). 

At The End Of The Resting Phase, The Hair Falls Out (Exogen) And A New Hair Starts Growing In The Follicle Beginning The Cycle Again.

• Normally, About 40 (0–78 in men) Hairs Reach The End Of Their Resting Phase Each Day And Fall Out.

• When More Than 100 Hairs Fall Out Per Day, Clinical Hair Loss (Telogen Effluvium) May Occur.

• A Disruption Of The Growing Phase Causes Abnormal Loss Of Anagen Hairs (Anagen Effluvium).

Different Types Of Baldness :

• Alopecia Universalis : 

•  Alopecia Totalis :

• Alopecia Areata :

•  Male Pattern Alopecia :

•  Female Pattern Alopecia :

•  Traumatic Alopecia : 

For More Details :-

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_loss
• http://www.alopeciaonline.org.uk/types-of-alopecia.asp 

Home Remedies For Alopecia -

1. Coconut Milk -

   Most Probable Mode Of Action- Not Known!







2. Aloe vera -

                       Most Probable Mode Of Action- Not Known!





3. Oil Massage -

   Most Probable Mode Of Action- Not Known!








4. Amla -

                      Most Probable Mode Of Action- Not Known!






5. Neem Treatment -

   Most Probable Mode Of Action- Not Known!

For More Details :

• http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/home-remedies-to-control-hair-fall/

• http://www.top10homeremedies.com/home-remedies/top-10-home-remedies-for-hair-loss.html

Ayurvedic Medicines For Alopecia -

 Allopathic Medicines For Alopecia -

1. First Examine The Scalp For Dandruff, & Seborrhoic Dermatitis. If Seen Treat First. 

2. Local Applications :

• Vit E 

• Steroid Lotions.

Instructions For The Patients Of Excessive Hair Loss :

• High Protein Diet - Milk, Pulses, Beans, Sprouts, Cereals, Eggs.

• For Hair Bath, Do Not Use Very Hot Water. Use Warm Or Cold Water.

• Comb Hair When They Are Dry. Wet Hair Are Weak.

• Dry The Hair Naturally. Avoid Blow Drier & Strong Heat.

• Cover Hair, While Travelling In Sun Or On Scooter.

• Use Protein Shampoo 2 Times / Week.

  If  No Response, Ask For Investigations ;-

• The Pull Test.

• The Pluck Test.

• Scalp Biopsy.

• Daily Hair Counts. (Counting The Number Of Hair Loss)

• Trichnoscopy.

Homoeopathic Treatment For Alopecia -

One Single Simple Drug Substance In Its Most Suitable Potency, According To Symptom Similarity Based On Totality!

In Case Of Alopecia, List Of Useful Remedies (According To REPERTORY
by Oscar E. BOERICKE, M.D.) Are As Below-

Hair

Brittle, harsh, dry -- Bad., Bell., Bor., Graph., Kali c., Plumb. m., Psor., Sec., Staph., Thuya.
Falling out (alopecia) -- Alum., Ant. c., Ars., Arundo, Aur., Bac., Bar. c., Calc. c., Calc. iod., Carbo v., Chrysar., Fluor. ac., Graph., Hyper., Kali c., Lyc., Mancin., Mez., Nat. m.,Nit. ac., Petrol., Phos. ac., Phos., Pix liq., Selen., Sep., Sil., Strych. ars., Syph., Thallium, Thuya, Thyr., Sphingur., Vinca, Zinc. m.
Greasy -- Benz. nit., Bry., Merc.
Gray, premature -- Lyc., Phos. ac., Sec., Sul. ac.
Tangled, in bunches -- Bor., Fluor. act., Lyc., Psor., Tub., Vinca.

For Detail Study Of Above Mentioned Individual Remedy From HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA

by William BOERICKE, M.D.:-

•  http://www.homeoint.org/books/boericmm/

Surgery In Case Of Irreversible Pathology -

• Hair Transplant.

Special Thanks To Damini Rathwa.

ANOREXIA

Dictionary Meaning -

(according to Dorland's pocket medical Dictionary)

Lack Of Appetite Or Food

Anorexia Nervosa - An Eating Disorder Usually Occurring In Adolescent Girls, Characterised By Refusal To Maintain A Normal Minimal Body Weight, Fear Of Gaining Weight Or Becoming Obese, Disturbance Of Body Image, Undue Reliance On Body Weight Or Shape For Self-Evaluation, And Amenorrhoea. The Two Subtypes Include One Characterised By Dieting And Exercise Alone And One Also Characterised By Binge Eating & Purging.

Pathological Point Of View -

" Anorexia Is The Decreased Sensation Of Appetite. "

1. Anorexia Nervosa -  Anorexia Nervosa Is An Eating Disorder That Is Characterized By Attempts To Lose Weight, To The Point Of Self-Starvation.

• A Person With Anorexia Nervosa May Exhibit A Number Of Signs And Symptoms, The Type And Severity Of Which May Vary In Each Case And May Be Present But Not Readily Apparent.
• Anorexia Nervosa, And The Associated Malnutrition That Results From Self-Imposed Starvation, Can Cause Severe Complications In Every Major Organ System In The Body.

2. Anorexia Bulimia - A Person With Bulimia Binges On Food Regularly And Feels A Loss Of Control.

• Binging Involves Eating Large Amounts Of High-Calorie Foods Over A Short Period.
• The Binge Is Followed By A Feeling Of Guilt And Shame, Which Leads To Compensatory Actions, Such As Self-Induced Vomiting, Over-Exercising, Not Eating, And Overusing Diuretics, Enemas Or Laxatives.

For More Details :-

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_(symptom)

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_mirabilis

• http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/105102.php

Common Instruction For A Patient Of Anorexia -

• To Take Nutritional Foods Regularly. 

• Good Food Rich In Proteins. 

• 2 Times / Day Healthy Diet. 

• Regular Exercises. 

• Change In Climate, Especially For Convalescent Patients. 

BMI -

• Metric Units: BMI = Weight (kg) / (Height (m) x Height (m)) 

• English Units: BMI = Weight (lb) / (Height (in) x Height (in)) x 703

For Calculate Your BMI -

• http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/BMI/bmicalc.htm

Allopathic Treatment In The Case Of Anorexia -

First Rule Out - Jaundice, Fever & Anaemia :

• Vit B-Complex.

• Liver Extracts.

• Appetisers.

• Anthelminthics.

• Proteins.

If Anaemic :

• Iron Preparations.

• Digestive Enzymes.

• Anabolic Steroids.

If There Is No Response To Treatment :

• Investigate Blood - Hb%, S. Bilirubin, Blood Urea.

• Urine - For Bile Salts.

• X - Ray Chest.

• Gastroscopy & Ultrasound Of Abdomen In Elderly Patients.

Important Points Which Should Be Investigated :

• Is He/She Taking Drugs Causing Anorexia - Biguanides, Digitalis, Anti hypertensives.

• In Female Patients - Is She Pregnant? Are There Any Problems At Home With In Laws Or Children?

• In School Going Children - Are There Any Psychological Or Study Related Problems At School?

• In Adult Males - Is He Alcoholic? Is He Eating Excess Of Tobacco, Mawa, Pan Parag? Could It Be Malignancy Any Where? Particularly Of Liver/Stomach?

• Pulmonary Tuberculosis May Present With Only Anorexia.

• In A Old Patient With Severe Anorexia, First Think Of Carcinoma Of Stomach.

• If Anorexia Is So Severe, That Patient Does Not Feel Like Looking At Food, Think Of Infective Hepatitis. The Icterus May Develop After 1-2 Days.

Homoeopathic Treatment In Case Of Anorexia -

" One Single Simple Drug Substance In Its Most Suitable Potency, According To Symptom Similarity Based On Totality! "

In Case Of Anorexia, List Of Useful Remedies (According To REPERTORY
by Oscar E. BOERICKE, M.D.) Are As Below-

APPETITE

Defective, lost (anorexia) -- Abies n., Alet., Alfal., Am. c., Ant. c., Arn., Ars., Bapt., Bism., But. ac., Calc. c., Calc. p., Caps., Carbo. ac., Carbo v., Card. m.,Chel., Chin. ars., Chionanth., Cinch., Coca, Cocc., Coff., Colch., Cycl., Dig., Ferr. m., Gent., Glycerin, Helon., Hydr., Ign., Ipec., Iris, Kali bich., Lecith., Lyc., Merc. d., Myr., Niccol., Nux v., Phos. ac., Phos., Plat., Prun. sp., Prun. v., Puls., Raph., Rhus t., Sep., Stront., Strych. ars., Strych. p., Sul., Symphor., Tarax.

Increased,

Ravenous (bulimy) -- Abies c., Abrot., Agar., Alfal., Allium s., Anac., Ars., Ars. br., Bell., Brassica, Bry., Cact., Calc. c., Calend., Chel., Cim., Cina., Cinch., Ferr. m., Glycerin, Granat., Graph., Hep., Ichth., Ign., Iod., Kali c., Lact. ac., Lap. alb., Lob. infl., Lyc., Merc., Nat. c., Nat. m., Nux v., Oleand., Op., Petrol., Petros., Phos., Psor., Rhus t., Sec., Stann., Sul., Thyr., Uran. n., Zinc. m.Hungry at night -- Abies n., Cina, Cinch., Ign., Lyc., Nat. c., Petrol., Phos., Psor., Selen., Sul.Hungry before noon -- Hep., Sul., Zinc. m.
Hungry even after a meal -- Alfal., Calc. c., Casc., Cina, Iod., Indol, Lac. c., Lyc., Med., Phos., Phyt., Psor., Staph., Stront., Sul., Zinc.
Yet loses flesh -- Abrot., Acet. ac., Iod., Nat. m., Sanic., Tub., Uran. n.
Yet quickly satiated -- Am. c., Arn., Ars., Bar. c., Carbo v., Cinch., Cycl., Ferr., Lith. c., Lyc., Nat. m., Nux v., Petros., Pod., Prun. sp., Sep., Sul.

PERVERTED

AVERSIONS

Alcoholic beverages -- Ign., Sil.

Beer -- Asaf., Bell., Cinch., Nux v., Puls.
Brandy -- Ign., Lob. erin.
Wine -- Sul.

Bread -- Chenop. gl., Cycl., Ign., Lyc., Nat. m., Puls., Sul.
Butter -- Cycl., Hep., Puls., Sang.
Coffee -- Cham., Fluor. ac., Nux v., Sul. ac.
Drinks (See Hydrophobia.) -- Bell., Canth., Cocc., Ign., Kali bich., Lyssin, Nux v., Stram.

Warm and hot -- Cham., Kali s., Puls.

Eggs -- Ferr. m.
Fats -- Calc. c., Carbon an., Carbo v., Cycl., Hep., Nat. m., Petrol., Puls., Sep.
Food (See Anorexia.) -- Ant. c., Ars., Canth., Cocc., Colch., Dulc., Ferr. m., Ign., Ipec., Kali bich., Kali c., Nux v., Pod., Puls., Rheum, Rhus t., Sabad., Yerba.

Boiled -- Calc. c.
Cooked -- Graph., Sil.
Smell, sight of -- Ant. c., Ars., Cocc., Colch., Dig., Nux v., Sep., Sil., Stann., Symphor.
Warm, hot -- Calc. c., Ign., Lyc., Petrol., Puls., Sil., Ver. a.

Meat -- Aloe, Alum., Arn., Bell., Calc. c., Carbo v., Card. m., Chenop. gl., Cinch., Colch., Crotal., Cycl., Ferr. p., Graph., Lyc., Morph., Mur. ac., Nit. ac., Petrol., Puls., Sep., Sil., Stront., Sul., Thuya.
Milk -- Arn., Bell., Carbo v., Ferr. p., Guaiac., Nat. c., Pastin., Puls., Sep., Sil., Sul.Potatoes -- Alum., Thuya.
Salt food -- Graph., Selen.
Sour things -- Dros., Ferr. m., Sul.
Sweets -- Bar. c., Caust., Graph., Radium, Sul.
Tobacco -- Arn., Calc. c., Canth., Cocc., Lob. infl., Nat. m., Nux v., Plant.

Odor of -- Cascar., Ign., Lob. infl.

CRAVINGS (pica)

Acids, pickles, sour things -- Abies c., Alum., Am. m., Ant. c., Ant. t., Arn., Ars., Arunco, Calc. c., Carbo an., Chel., Cinch., Cod., Hep., Ign., Jonosia, Kali bich., Lact. v., Mag. c., Myr., Nat. m., Phos ac., Puls., Sec., Sep., Thea, Ver. a.Alcoholic beverages -- Ars., Asar., Calc. ars., Caps., Carb. ac., Carbo v., Cinch., Coca., Cocc., Ferr. p., Kali bich., Lach., Lecith., Med., Mosch.,Nux v., Phos., Psor., Puls., Selen., Staph., Stront., Sul., Sul. ac., Syph., Tub.
Apples -- Aloe, Ant. t., Guaiac., Tellur.
Beer, bitter -- Aloe, Cocc., Kali bich., Nat. m., Nux v., Puls.
Bread -- Ferr. m., Stront.
Butter -- Ferr. m.
Buttermilk -- Elaps.
Charcoal coal, chalk, etc. -- Alum., Calc. c., Cic., Ign., Nit. ac., Psor.Cheese -- Arg. n., Cistus.
Coffee -- Angust., Ars., Con., Lecith., Mosch.
Drinks

Cold (See Thirst.) -- Acon., Ant. t., Asim., Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc. c., Cocc., Cupr. m., Dulc., Merc., Nat. s., Onosm., Phos., Rhus t., Ver. a.Hot -- Angust., Cascar., Castan., Chel., Lyc., Med., Sabad., Spig.

Effervescent beverages -- Colch.
Eggs -- Calc. c.
Fats -- Mez., Nit. ac., Nux v., Sul.
Food

Coarse, raw -- Abies c., Sil.
Cold -- Bry., Phos, Puls., Sil.
Farinaceous -- Calc. p., Sabad.
Fish -- Sul. ac.
Warm, hot -- Chel., Cupr. m., Sabad

Fruits, juicy things -- Aloe, Ant. t., Cinch., Mag. c., Med., Phos. ac., Phos., Ver. a.
Ham rind -- Calc. p.
Lemonade -- Am. m., Cycl., Puls., Sab., Sec.
Meat -- Abies c., Calc. p., Lil. t., Mag. c., Menyanth.

Meat, salt, smoked -- Calc. p.

Milk -- Apis, Ars., Phos. ac., Rhus t., Sabal, Sul.
Oysters -- Lach.
Salt -- Calc. c., Carbo v., Caust., Con., Med., Nat. m., Nit. ac., Phos., Sul., Ver. a.
Spices -- Alum., Cinch., Fluor. ac., Hep., Nux m., Nux v., Phos., Sang., Staph.
Sweets, candy -- Alfal., Am. c., Arg. n., Calc. c., Cina, Coca, Cocaine, Crot., Jonosia, Kali c., Lyc., Mag. m., Med., Sabad., Sul.Tea -- Alum., Hep.
Tobacco -- Asar., Carb. ac., Carbo v., Coca, Daphne, Staph.Tonics -- Puls.
Various things -- Bry., Cham., Cina, Cinch., Fluor. ac., Rheum, Sang.
Vegetables -- Abies c., Mag. c.
Water, cold (See Thirst.) -- Acon., Agar. emet., Ant. t., Apoc., Ars., Asim., Bell., Bry., Calc. c., Eup. perf., Onosm., Op., Phos., Ver. a.

THINGS THAT DISAGREE

Beer -- Ferr. m., Kali bich.Bread -- Ant. c., Hydr., Lyc., Nat. m., Nit. ac., Puls.
Butter -- Carbo an., Carbo v., Nat. m., Puls.
Cabbage -- Bry., Carbo v., Kali c., Lyc., Petrol.
Cheese -- Col.
Coffee -- Carbo v., Lyc., Nux v.Drinks

Cold -- Ars., Calad., Dig., Elaps., Kali iod., Ver. a.Warm, hot -- Bry., Graph., Phos., Puls., Pyr.

Eggs -- Colch.
Fats -- Ant. c., Calc. c., Carbo v., Cycl., Lyc., Puls., Thuya.
Fish -- Carbo v.
Food

Cold -- Kali iod.
Of any kind -- Alet., Amyg. pers., Carbo v., Lach., Mosch., Nat. c.
Salty -- Carbo v.
Starchy -- Carbo v., Cinch., Lyc., Nat. c., Nat. s., Sul.
Warmth -- Puls.

Meat -- Ars., Bor., Bry., Carbo v., Cinch., Mag. m., Nat. m., Puls., Selen., Sil., Ver. a.

In excess -- Allium s.

Fruits -- Ars., Carbo v., Caust., Ferr. m., Kali bich., RumexMelons -- Zing.
Milk -- Æth., Calc. c., Carbo v., Cinch., Kali iod., Lact. v., Mag. c., Mag. m., Niccol., Ol. j. as., Pod., Rheum., Sep., Sul.Mushrooms, poisonous -- Camph.
Odor of food nauseates -- Ars., Cocc., Colch., Dig., Sep.Onions -- Brom., Lyc., Thuya.
Oysters -- Carbo v., Lyc.
Pastry -- Ant. c., Lyc., Puls.Pork -- Ant c., Carbo v., Cycl., Puls.Potatoes -- Alum., Sep.
Sausage -- Acet. ac., Ars., Puls.
Soup -- Kali c.
Sour foods, drinks -- Ant. c., Carbo v., Dros., Nat. m., Phos. ac.
Strawberries -- Ox. ac.
Sweets -- Arg. n., Ipec., Lyc., Sul., Zinc.
Tea -- Cinch., Diosc., Ferr. m., Kali hypoph., Selen., Thuya.
Tobacco -- Ign., Kali bich., Lob. infl., Lyc., Phos., Selen., Tab.
Vegetables -- Hydr.
Vinegar -- Ant. c., Carbo v.
Water -- Ars., Chin. ars.

Impure -- Zing.

Wine -- Ant. c., Zinc. m.

For Detail Study Of Above Mentioned Individual Remedy From HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA

by William BOERICKE, M.D.:-

•  http://www.homeoint.org/books/boericmm/

Special Thanks To Damini Rathwa, Hiral Markar, Dhwani Gamit & Ruchi Jha.

CONVULSIONS

Dictionary Meaning -

(according to Dorland's pocket medical Dictionary)

1. An Involuntary Contraction Or Series Of Contractions Of The Voluntary Muscles.2. Seizure.

Febrile Convulsions- Those Associated With High Fever, Usually In Infants & Children.



Epilepsy- Any Of A Group Of Syndromes Characterized By  Paroxysmal Transient Disturbances Of Brain Function That May Be Manifested As Episodic Impairment Or Loss Of Consciousness, Abnormal Motor Phenomena, Psychic Or Sensory Disturbances, Or Perturbation Of The Autonomic Nervous System; Symptoms Are Due To Disturbance Of The Electrical Activity Of The Brain.

• Absence Epilepsy- That Characterised By Absence Seizures, Usually Having Its Onset In Childhood Or Adolescence.

• Baltic Myoclonic Epilepsy- Unverricht-Lundborg Disease.

• Focal Epilepsy- That Consisting Of Focal Seizures.

• Generalised Epilepsy- Epilepsy In Which The Seizures Are Generalised; They May Have A Focal Onset Or Be Generalised From Beginning.

• Grand Mal Epilepsy- A Symptomatic Form Of Epilepsy, Often Preceded By An Aura, Characterised By Sudden Loss Of Consciousness With Tonic-Clonic Seizures.

• Jacksonian Epilepsy- Epilepsy Marked By Focal Motor Seizures With Unilateral Clonic Movements That Start In One Muscle Group And Spread Systematically To Adjacent Groups, Reflecting The March Of Epileptic Activity Through The Motor Cortex.

• Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy- A Syndrome Of Sudden Myoclonic Jerks, Occurring Particularly In The Morning Or Under Periods Of Stress Or Fatigue, Primarily In Children And Adolescents.

• Lafora Myoclonic Epilepsy- Lafora Disease.

• Myoclonic Epilepsy; Myoclonus Epilepsy- Any Of A Group Of Disorders In Which Seizures (Epilepsy) Are Accompanied By Muscle Contractions (Myoclonus); Included Are A Benign Idiopathic Form, Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy., As Well As Various Progressive Inherited Disorders.

• Petit Mal Epilepsy, Absence Epilepsy, Photic Epilepsy, Photogenic Epilepsy- Reflex Epilepsy In Which Seizures Are Induced By A Flickering Light. 

• Post-Traumatic Epilepsy- That Occurring After Head Injury.

• Psycho-motor Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Reflex Epilepsy- Epileptic Seizures Occurring In Response To Sensory Stimuli.

• Rotatory Epilepsy- Temporal Lobe Epilepsy In Which Automatisms Consist Of Rotating Body Movements.

• Sensory Epilepsy- 1.Seizures Manifested By Paresthesias Or Hallucinations Of Sight, Smell, Or Taste.  2.Reflex Epilepsy, Somatosensory Epilepsy, Sensory Epilepsy With Paresthesias Such As Burning, Tingling, Or Numbness.

• Temporal Lobe Epilepsy- A Form Characterized By Complex Partial Seizures.

• Visual Epilepsy- Sensory Epilepsy In Which There Are Visual Hallucinations.

Pathological Point Of View -

" A Convulsion Is A Medical Condition Where Body Muscles Contract And Relax Rapidly And Repeatedly, Resulting In An Uncontrolled Shaking Of The Body "

   Mechanism -

• Normally Brain Electrical Activity Is Non Synchronous.
• In Epileptic Seizures, Due To Problems Within The Brain, A Group Of Neurons Begin Firing In An Abnormal, Excessive, And Synchronized Manner.
• This Results In A Wave Of Depolarization Known As A Paroxysmal Depolarizing Shift.

For More Details-

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epileptic_seizure

First Aid In Case Of Seizures-

Ayurveda In Case Of Epilepsy-

 Allopathy In Case Of Epilepsy-

           During Active Convulsions :

• Put A Spatula Or Wooden Ruler, Covered With Cloth ( Like Handkerchief ), Between The Teeth, To Prevent Tongue Bites.

           If Not Controlled :

• Give Anticonvulsants.

• If The Patient Is A Known Epileptic, Do Not Give Any Injection - Except If Convulsions Are Frequent Or Prolonged.

After The Convulsions Are Controlled :

If The Patient Is Known Epileptic, No Investigations Are Required. 

If The Patient Is Not A Known Epileptic,

• A new Convulsion, Esp. In The Middle Age Or Later, Must Be Investigated Fully With E.E.G and C.T. Scan.

• If There Is History Of Injury - X-ray Skull & C.T. Scan.

• If Patient Has Fever & Headache - L.P. For Meningitis.

• If Pregnant Or Recently Delivered, Check B.P. And Urine Albumen For Toxaemia.

• If Limbs Are Rigid In Between Convulsions Or If Lock Jaw - Tetanus.

           Instructions To Epileptic Patients :

• Do Not Miss The Treatment Even For One Day.

• Avoid Places Where Convulsions Can Be Dangerous. e.g. Swimming, Driving Vehicles, Climbing Heights, Work Near Moving Machinery, Standing In Train Or Bus Doors, Work Near Fire.

• Drugs To Be Continued For At Least 5 Years After The Last Fit, & Then Slowly Tapered Off Over 6 Months.

• If Treatment Is Stopped Suddenly, Rebound May Occur And Patient May Even Go Into Status Epilepticus. So Stress Repeatedly, The Importance Of Taking Treatment Regularly.

• Instruct All Relatives About The Possibility Of Recurring Fits, If They See The Patient Getting Convulsions, Support Him Immediately And Make Him Lie On The Ground, Then Put A Put A Spatula Or Wooden Ruler, Covered With Cloth ( Like Handkerchief ), Between The Teeth, To Prevent Tongue Bites And Wait For Convulsion To Stop.

Hysterical Fit :

• If The Convulsions Are Not Typical ( Tonic - Clonic - Unconscious ), Ask Whether The Patient Has Ever Hurt Himself / Herself.

• If There Is Never A Injury Or Tongue bite, Suspect Hysterical Convulsions. Other Features = More Dramatic And Only In Presence Of People.
• All Causes Of Convulsions Must Be Ruled Out Before Labelling A Patient As Hysterical.

Homoeopathy In Case Of Epilepsy -

 CONVULSIONS -- Absinth., Acon., Æth., Agar., Alum. sil., Antipyr., Arg. n., Ars., Art. v., Atrop, Bell., Camph., Can. ind., Canth., Carb. ac., Castor., Cham., Chloroform, Cic. mac., Cic., Cim., Cina, Cocc., Cupr. ac., Cupr. ars., Cupr. m., Dulc., Euonym., Gels., Glon., Helleb., Hydroc. ac., Hyper., Hyos., Ign., Illic., Iris fl.,Kali br., Laburn., Laur., Lonic., Lyssin, Mag. p., Morph., Nat. s., Nux v., Œnanthe, Op., Ox. ac., Passifl., Phos., Physost., Plat., Plumb. chrom., Plumb., Santon., Sil.,Solan. c., Solan. n., Stram., Strych., Sul., Upas art., Upas t., Ver. a., Ver. v., Verbena, Zinc. m., Zinc. oxy., Zinc. s.

CAUSE AND TYPE

Anger affects mother's milk -- Cham., Nux v.
Apoplectic; in inebriates; hæmorrhagic or broken down systems -- Crot.
Carphopedal -- Cupr. ac., Ign.
Cataleptic -- Cic., Mosch.Cerebral sclerosis or tumor -- Plumb. m.
Children, infants, from reflex causes, dentition (See Worms.) -- Absinth., Acon., Æth., Art. v., Bell., Calc. c., Camph. monobr., Caust., Cham., Chloral, Cic., Cina, Cocc., Cupr. m., Cyprip., Glon., Helleb., Hydroc. ac., Hyos., Ign., Kali br., Kreos., Laur., Mag. p., Meli., Mosch., Nux v., Œnanthe., Op., Santon., Scutel., Stann., Stram., Zinc. m., Zinc. sul.
Clonic -- Antipyr., Apis., Bell., Camph., Carb. ac., Cina, Cupr. m., Gels., Hyos., Ign., Nicot., Plumb. m., Upas art.
Crying; approach of strangers -- Op.
Exanthemata -- Acon., Bell., Glon., Thea, Ver. v.

Suppressed -- Apis, Ars., Cupr. m., Op., Stram., Zinc. m., Zinc. s.

Foot sweat, suppressed -- Sil.
Fright -- Acon., Cupr. m., Hyos., Ign., Op., Stram.
Fright, anger or emotional disturbance in nervous, plethoric persons -- Kali br.
Grief, or any emotional excitement -- Ign.
Hypochondriacal -- Mosch., Stann.
Hysterical -- Absinth., Asaf., Asar., Castor., Caul., Cim., Cocc., Gels., Hydroc. ac., Hyos., Ign., Kali p., Mosch., Nux m., Plat., Stann., Tar. h.
Injury -- Cic., Hyper.
Isolated groups of muscles -- Acon., Cic., Cina, Cupr., Ign., Nux v., Stram., Strych.Labor (See Female Sexual System.) -- Acon., Bell., Cic., Cupr. m., Glon., Hyos., Ign., Kali br., Œnanthe, Stram., Ver. v.
Meals followed by vomiting, shrieking, spasms -- Hyos.
Menses suppressed (See Female Sexual System.) -- Gels., Millef.
Metastases, from other organs -- Apis, Cupr., Zinc. m.
Prodromata -- Acon., Bell., Cham., Ipec., Op.
Reflected light from water, mirror -- Bell., Lyssin, Stram.Sleep, loss of -- Cocc.
Spinal origin -- Acon., Cic., Cim., Hydroc. ac., Hyper., Ign., Nux v., Œnanthe, Physost.Terminal stage -- Op., Plumb., Zinc. m.
Tonic: Opisthotonos -- Apis, Cic., Cina, Cupr. ac., Curp. m., Hydroc. ac., Ign., Ipec., Mag. p., Mosch., Nicot., Nux v., Physost., Plat., Plumb. m., Solan. c., Solan. n., Stram., Strych., Upas, Ver. v.
Uremic (See Urinary System.) -- Carb. ac., Cic., Cupr. ars., Glon., Helleb., Hydroc. ac., Kali br., Merc. c., Œnanthe, Op., Plumb., Piloc., Urt.
Uterine disease -- Cim.
Vaccination -- Sil., Thuya.
Whooping cough -- Cupr. m., Kali br.
Worms -- Cic., Cina, Hyos., Indigo., Kali br., Sabad., Santon., Spig., Tanac.

CONCOMITANTS

Beginning

Face [in]; unilateral; shallow breathing -- Cina.
Fingers [in], toes, radiates all over -- Cupr. m.

Bladder, chest, intestines, striated muscles, cheifly involved; drowsiness rigid limbs; sudden onset; head hot, feet cold -- Bell.
Calves of legs; clenched thumbs; cyanosis -- Cupr. m.
Chorea-like -- Sticta.
Convulsive jerkings, of limbs and head -- Bufo, Cham., Cic., Hyos.
Cyanosis -- Cupr. ac., Hydroc. ac.
Extremities cold -- Bell., Helleb., Hydroc. ac., Nicot., Œnanthe.
Eyes

Half open, upturned; breathing, deep, stertorous -- Op.
Turned downward -- Æth.

Fever; skin hot, dry; child frets, screams, gnaws its fists; twitching of single muscles -- Acon.

Collapse [followed by] -- Nicot.
Deep sleep [followed by] -- Cupr. ac., Op., Zinc. m.
Paresis [followed by] -- Acon., Elaps., Lonic., Plumb. m.
Restlessness [followed by] -- Cupr. m.

No cerebral congestion -- Ign.
No fever -- Ign., Mag. p., Zinc. m.Pale face; rolling eyes; gnashing teeth -- Zinc. m.
Preceded,

Gastro-intestinal symptoms [by] -- Æth., Cupr. ars.
Restlessness [followed by] -- Arg. n., Hyos.

Shrieks, screams, before, and during -- Apis., Cina, Cupr. m., Helleb., Op.
Terrible pains -- Plumb. chrom.
Tremor, spasm of glottis, febrile paroxysm -- Ign.
Twitchings

Cramps, gastro-enteric symptoms -- Nux v.
Of single muscles or groups, especially of upper body -- Stram.
Over entire body -- Cic., Hyos.
Worse upper body, continue after delivery -- Cic.

Violent vomiting -- Æth., Upas.
With consciousness -- Cina, Nux v., Plat., Stram., Strych.Without consciousness -- Bell., Calc. c., Cic., Cupr. ac., Cupr. ars., Cupr. m., Glon., Hydroc. ac., Hyos., Mosch., Œnanthe, Op., Stram.
Worse from touch, motion, noise -- Cic., Ign., Lyssin, Nux v., Stram., Strych.

For Detail Study Of Above Mentioned Individual Remedy From HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA

by William BOERICKE, M.D.:-

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Special Thanks To Damini Rathwa, Ruchi Jha, Vidita Rathwa & Moriwala Mahera.