North American Journal of Homoeopathy, 1907, Vol. 55 (Classic Reprint)

Bücher

Angebote / Angebote:

Excerpt from North American Journal of Homoeopathy, 1907, Vol. 55The muscles of the eye are not usually affected, but when diph theria has been the cause of the attack, in about one case in ten we shall find either diplopia (double vision), or squint, or ptosis (drop ping of the upper lid). Some of these ocular symptoms may occur in alcoholic cases, but with a far less degree of frequency. A peculiar ity of the ocular symptoms from diphtheria is, that it often initially attacks the ciliary muscle, and gives rise to a distinctive aberration of function. In such cases, the resulting paralysis is to accommodation, and not to light, which is the exact reverse of the condition obtaining in tabes or locomotor ataxia, i. E., the argyll-robertson pupil. More over from diphtheria, papillary contraction may be replaced by dila tation, and the two pupils may be unequal.The function of sight is practically the only one of the special senses which is compromised in multiple neuritis. Almost any of the poisonous metals or gases which are e¿'icient in producing a multiple neuritis, are capable of producing an amblyopia (dimness of sight), and such an effect is the result of a degeneration of the fibres of the optic-nerve at some point behind the ball of the eye: so - called retro bulbar neuritis. Such a process may occasionally be preceded by choked disc, and therefore confuse an early diagnosis, since this is one of the essential symptoms of cerebral tumor.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.