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tx
nervous system
multiple sclerosis
homeopathy

remedy differential

"Syphilitic miasm is quite often at the root of all the complaints."

Arsenicum album: burning pain in the lower limbs > warmth; cramps in calf muscles; general symptoms like restlessness, prostration and unquenchable thirst are important; < after midnight, cold, right side; > warmth
Aurum muriaticum: arteriosclerosis and vascular degeneration may be present; melancholy; feeling of self-condemnation; disgust of life; talks of committing suicide but fears death; oversensitiveness to noise; extreme photophobia, diplopia, upper half of object invisible, stitching pain in eyes; weakness and dropsical condition of limbs; worse in cold weather, winter, sunset to sunrise; possible hypertension
Baryta muriaticum: arteriosclerosis with cerebral and spinal affections; stiffness of joints; every form of mania when sexual desire is increased; icy coldness of body with paralysis; sensory functions intact but voluntary muscular power gone; deafness; stupid, idiotic, mental dementia; high systolic and low diastolic blood pressure
Causticum: tends to be very right sided; paralysis is gradual and affects specific parts of the body; face can be affected; legs can be restless at night, quite thirsty; fear of twilight, death, dark; spaciness
Conium maculatum: ascending paralysis, incoordination in legs (bounce off the wall); easy exhaustion; paralysis painless, vertigo even lying in bed; unstable when up; fear of falling; sexual grief, lack of desire
Kali phosphoricum: paralytic weakness of extremities < exertion; pain with fatigue and complete exhaustion; ptosis of eyes
Lathyrus sativus: no pain; reflexes increased; spastic paralysis; sleepy, constant yawning; excessive rigidity of legs
Magnesia phosphorica: twitching and jerking, painful spasms > warmth, pressure, bending double; eyes hot, aching, tired, vision blurred with colored objects before eyes
Nux vomica: more left sided; usually lower limbs; twitching and jerking in the limbs; often affects bladder and anus: ineffectual urge; numbness of the affected side (face common), drunkard picture; difficult swallowing; anger and irritability
Phosphorus: ascending paralysis, left-sided affection; weakness felt in knee joints; knee gives way; burning along the spine with formication; nervousness, bleeding tendency, fear of dark and thunderstorm; < twilight, thunderstorm, lying on left or painful side; > by cold, sleep and lying on right, or unaffected side; knee jerk absent; tiredness, spaciness; hypoglycemia; upper limbs usually first, but can also go the other way; trembling; drops things; sudden joint weakness; spots and sparkles in front of the eyes; optic nerves start to go; urinary incontinence; involuntary stool; weak anus, feels open after stool.
Physostigma: staggering gait as if drunk; rigidity of muscles; sudden jerking of limbs on going to sleep
Plumbum iodatum: arteriosclerosis; enlarged glands; paralysis; pellagra
Plumbum metallicum: pain in paralyzed parts; paralysis of extensor group of muscles causing foot-drop (possible wrist drop); emaciation of affected parts; pain in right big toe at night; if abdominal colic and absolute constipation or sheep-dung like stools are there, then it should be prescribed; < night, motion; > rubbing, > hard pressure
Strychninum phosphoricum: twitching, stiffness, weakness, loss of power; burning, aching, weakness of spine


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