On rheumatism, rheumatic gout, and sciatica : their pathology, symptoms, and treatment / by Henry William Fuller.

  • Fuller, Henry William, 1820-1873.
Date:
1860
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Credit: On rheumatism, rheumatic gout, and sciatica : their pathology, symptoms, and treatment / by Henry William Fuller. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Points to be ascertained before deciding upon a plan of treatment. 4*45 Diseases which have been mistaken for sciatica, and how they mar be distinguished ... , , t 4^ 44,(5 Nature of the treatment dependent on a due recognition of till) primary cause of the disease, as also of the stage at which ihe complaint has arrived ...... 410 449 Diagnosis of effusion into the sheath of the nerve . . . 449—452 Remedies which prove most useful in checking effusion, and in pro- moting its absorption ...... 452, 453 Acupuncturation, when and how far serviceable . . . 453, 454 Effusion into the sheath of the nerve by no means a common occur- 1 rence . . • 454, 455 Opium, belladonna, stramonium, hyoscyamus, conium, and the Can- nabis Indica—their value as sedatives. Their mode of action. Points to be borne in mind before deciding on their administra- tion ........ 455—459 Efficacy of this class of remedies when applied externally . . 457 Extraordinary effect when injected into the cellular tissue . 459—462 Digitalis, aconite, and veratria : their anti-neuralgic properties, the mode in which they should be employed, and the class of cases in which their curative influence is displayed . . . 462—465 Blisters, moxas, and the actual cautery : their respective merits . 465—468 Galvanism and electricity, cases in which they prove most ser- viceable . ' . ' . ' . ' . . . 468 Congelation, its effects . . ' . . . . 468—47L Eirm and continued pressure, good results attributed to it . 471 Extraordinary efficacy of sulphur applied externally . . 472—474 Stimulating linaments and other external applications have been made use of. Which most serviceable .... 471 Influence of baths, and the natural mineral waters, as curative agents . . ' . ' . . . . 474, 475 Local baths of various descriptions of the greatest service . 475, 476 Quina, iron, zinc, arsenic, and other tonics : their mode of action, and the circumstances under which they prove beneficial . 476, 477 Frequent connection of sciatica, and other forms of neuralgic rheu- matism, with the presence of oxaluria. Treatment required in such cases. Its modus operandi .... 477—479 Points to be remembered in the diagnosis of rheumatic affection of other nerves ....... 479, 480 In these instances, as in the case of sciatica, a correct diagnosis is essential to the adoption of efficient remedies . . . 479 External applications which have been found serviceable . . 480 Cases illustrative of the treatment of sciatica and facial neuralgia 480—489