Epilepsy

— See also, Hystero-Epilepsy, Convulsions. Acetanilid. Acid, Boric. Acid, Camphoric. Acid, Hydrobromic. Acid, Per osmic. Adonis Vernal is. Ammonium Bromide. Ammonium Valerian ate. Ammonium or Sodium Nitrite. Amyl Nitrite. Amylene Hydrate. Aniline Sulphate. Antipyrine. Apomorphine: to prevent; in emetic doses. Argentic Nitrate: sometimes useful, but objectionable from risk of discoloring the skin. Arsenic: in epileptiform vertigo. Asafetida. Atropine. Anesthetics: rarely. Belladonna: in petit mal , in nocturnal epilepsy and anemic subjects; perseverance in its use is required. Bismuth Valerian ate. Blisters: over seat of aura. Borax. Bromides of Pota ium, Sodium, Strontium, Lithium, and Iron: most generally useful; dose should be large; in cases occurring in the day-time, in grand mal , reflex epilepsy, and cerebral hyperemia. Bromal in: mild yet very efficacious. Bromo-hemol. Bryonia. Caesium and Ammonium Bromide. Calabar Bean. Calcium Bromide. Calcium Bromo-iodide. Camphor: has been, but is not now, much used. Camphor, Mono bromated. Cannabis Indica. Cautery: frequently and lightly repeated. Cerium Oxalate. Chloral Hydrate: full dose at bed-time in nocturnal attacks. Chloroform: inhalation in hystero-epilepsy. Chloral amide. Cod-Liver Oil. Conium. Copper Acetate. Copper Ammonio-sulphate: sometimes useful. Copper Sulphate. Cupro-hemol. is. Diet. Duboisine. Electricity. Ethylene Bromide. Fluorides. Gaduol. Gold Bromide. Hydrargyri Biniodidum: in syphilitic history. Hydrastinine Hydro chlorate. Hyoscyamine. Ignatia. Iron: in uterine obstruction, in cerebral and genital anemia; alone, or the bromide along with the bromide of pota ium. Iron Valerian ate. Lithium Bromide. Lobelia: has been used as a nauseant to relieve the spasms. Mercury. Musk: has been tried. Nickel. Nitrite of Amyl: inhaled will cut short a fit; if there is appreciable time between aura and fit will prevent it, and cut short status epileptic us. Nitrite of Sodium: in petit mal in 1 grn. dose thrice daily. Nitroglycerin: like nitrite of amyl, but slightly slower in action. Opium. Paraldehyde: instead of bromides. Phosphorus. Physostigma. Picrotoxin: weak and anemic type: or nocturnal attacks; must be persisted in. Pota ium Bromate. Pota ium Bromide. Pota ium Iodide: with bromide; alone in syphilitic history. Pota ium Nitrite. Qua ia: injections when due to worms. Quinine. Rubidium-Ammonium Bromide. Rue: when seminal emi ions also are present. Santonin: has been tried. Seton: in the back of the neck. Silver Salts. Simulo Tincture. Sodium Fluoride. Solanum Carolinense: in epilepsy of childhood. Spermine. Stramonium Tincture. Strontium Bromide. Strychnine: in idiopathic epilepsy and especially in pale anemic subjects; not if there is any organic lesion. Sulfonal. Sumbul. Tartar Emetic. Turpentine Oil: if due to worms. Valerian: sometimes does good, especially if due to worms. Zinc Salts: the oxide, or sulphate; epileptiform vertigo due to gastric disturbance is often relieved by the oxide.