Symptoms
1. Patients intellectually keen but physical weak; emaciation upper part of body; sedentary habit; mentally absorbed; complexion often sallow; prematurely old in appearance. Children precocious, weakly.
2. Mental powers failing, fatigue and forgetfulness; uses wrong words, etc.; hypochondriasis with irritability; emotionally sensitive; lachrymose; apprehensive of the future; lacks self- confidence yet “gets through”; dislikes company yet dreads solitude; in women dread of men.
3. Chronic gastro-intestinal disorders; general sourness of alimentary tract; appetite good but a few mouthfuls-satiate; flatulence excessive, much borborygmus, (>) dejection; craves sweets, delicacies; dislikes oysters and often meat; (<) coffee, wine. smoking, onions; constipation predominates.
4. Uric and diathesis; red sand in urine, child cries before micturition; or increased quantity of pale urine.
5. Dryness of skin (esp, palms) and mucous membranes; stoppage of nose with discharge of crusts or elastic plugs.
6. Fan-like motion of the alaenasi, of a twitching nature and independent of respiration (in respiratory troubles-Ant. tart.).
7. One foot hot (usually the right) the other cold.
8. Irritability after uninterrupted nap.
9. Complaints right-sided or travel right to left.
10. Modalities; (<) both extremes of temperature but esp. heat; heat of exertion; (<) 4-8 p.m., sometimes continuing later (Helle.); sleep; constriction; (>) in open air esp. with uncovering and gentle motion, gastro-intestinal symptoms (>) warmth.
Note. in deep-seated, progressive, chronic diseases.
