Patient- Mr. Dharmveer Singh, Male- 21 Years, DOC- 10-11-2009, Regd. No. – 14366
General Case History-
The patient presented with epileptiform fits for three years, with annual periodicity, < commencement of winters. Aura felt as coldness in body and tremors in left hand with eyes open.
Thirst, appetite, bowels, urinary, skin etc. normal. No symptom to evaluate. Food cravings and aversions not marked.
Marked weakness of memory. Sad and depressed a day before an attack. Becomes unconscious after a fit.
Analysis of Case-
|
S. No. |
Intensity |
Rubrics |
No.of Remedies |
|
1 |
1 |
MIND – MEMORY – weakness of memory |
331 |
|
2 |
1 |
MIND – SADNESS – epilepsy – before attack of – day and night |
1 |
|
3 |
2 |
MIND – UNCONSCIOUSNESS – convulsions – after |
15 |
|
4 |
1 |
GENERALS – CONVULSIONS – epileptic – aura |
4 |
|
5 |
1 |
GENERALS – CONVULSIONS – epileptic – aura – coldness; with |
2 |
|
6 |
1 |
EXTREMITIES – TREMBLING – Upper limbs – convulsions – before – epileptic |
1 |
|
7 |
1 |
EXTREMITIES – TREMBLING – Upper limbs – right |
6 |
|
8 |
3 |
GENERALS – PERIODICITY – year – every |
39 |
|
9 |
1 |
GENERALS – SEASONS – winter – agg. – solstice; at |
18 |
Repertorization –
|
sil. |
art-v. |
cic. |
oena. |
op. |
sep. |
kali-bi. |
ign. |
graph. |
dulc. |
|
32 |
28 |
26 |
22 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
– |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
– |
– |
2 |
1 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
|
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
1 |
1 |
– |
1 |
|
– |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Selection of Remedy –
Artemisea Vulgaris is the remedy of choice due to the rare peculiar symptom:
MIND – SADNESS – epilepsy – before attack of – day and night- art-v.
Prescription –
25-11-2009
CECT Brain – Findings suggestive of inflammatory granuloma with mild perifocal oedema high right parietal region. NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS.
Art. Vulg 30 thrice daily
11-12-2009
No unconsciousness after fit.
Art. Vulg 30 thrice daily
09-01-2010
No sadness before fit. Frequency of convulsions reduced to half, i.e. only twice in a week.
Art. Vulg 30 thrice daily
05-02-2010
No body coldness before fit. Only one fit last month.
Art. Vulg 30 thrice daily
23-04-2010
No tremor in extremities. No fit.
Art. Vulg 30 thrice daily
14-05-2010
No marked symptoms.
Art. Vulg 30 thrice daily
07-06-2010
Totally asymptomatic. CECT Brain – Tiny calcified focus in right fronto-parietal region.
Art. Vulg 200 one dose only.
23-06-2010
Cured
No Medicine.
Dear Ranjeesh Kumar Sharma
Very good and complete cure of a patient with brain cysticercosis Cured. very nice presentation. Congratulations to you and Hahnemannian homeopathy for such a precise selection of proper remedy.
Well Done, Dr.S.Sadeghi