Agnosia, Primary Visual
Primary Visual Agnosia is a rare neurological disorder characterized by the total or partial loss of the ability to recognize and identify familiar objects and/or people by sight. This occurs without loss of the ability to actually see the object or person. The symptoms of Visual Agnosia occur as a result of damage to certain areas of the brain (primary) or in association with other disorders (secondary).
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Belladonna | Hot, red skin, flushed face, glaring eyes,
throbbing carotids, excited mental state, hyperæsthesia of all senses,
delirium, restless sleep, convulsive movements, dryness of mouth and throat
with aversion to water No thirst, anxiety or fear Patient lives in a world of his own, engrossed by specters and visions and oblivious to surrounding realities Disinclined to talk Loss of appetite Averse to meat and milk Great thirst for cold water |
Touch Jar Noise Draught After noon Lying down |
Semi-erect |
| Hyoscyamus | As if some diabolical force took possession of the
brain and prevented its functions Inclined to be unseemly and immodest in acts, gestures and expressions Very talkative, and persists in stripping herself, or uncovering genitals Is jealous, afraid of being poisoned, etc Excited sexual desire Starts up frightened |
At night During menses After eating When lying down |
Stooping. |
| Anacardium | Weakening of all senses, sight, hearing, etc Aversion to work; lacks self-confidence; irresistible desire to swear and curse Brain-fag Impaired memory Absent mindedness Very easily offended Malicious; seems bent on wickedness Lack of confidence in himself or others Suspicious Objects appear too far off. Hard of hearing. Sense of smell perverted. Leucorrhœa, with soreness and itching Menses scanty Spells of sleeplessness lasting for several nights Anxious dreams |
On application of hot water | From eating When lying on side From rubbing |
| Glonoinum | Great lassitude, no inclination to work Extreme irritability, easily excited by the slightest opposition Abnormal hunger Palpitation with dyspnœa Cannot go uphill Any exertion brings on rush of blood to heart and fainting spells |
In sun Exposure to sun-rays, gas, open fire Jar Stooping Having hair cut Peaches Stimulants Lying down From 6 am to noon Left side |
Brandy |
| Lachesis | Cannot bear anything tight anywhere Craving for alcohol, oysters Any food causes distress Hungry, cannot wait for food Constipated, offensive stool. Menses too short, too feeble; pains all relieved by the flow Intense excitement of sexual organs Breathing almost stops on falling asleep Sudden starting when falling asleep |
After sleep Left side In the spring Warm bath Pressure or constriction Hot drinks Closing eyes |
Appearance of discharges Warm applications. |
| Mercurius | Tremors everywhere Weakness with ebullitions and tremblings from least exertion. A great deal of weariness, prostration, and trembling A human "thermometer"; Sensitive to heat and cold Breath, excretions and body smell foul Memory weakened, and loss of will-power Weary of life Great thirst, with moist mouth Putrid eructations Intense thirst for cold drinks Weak digestion, with continuous hunger Menses profuse, with abdominal pains Leucorrhœa excoriating, greenish and bloody; sensation of rawness in parts Cannot lie on right side General tendency to free perspiration, but patient is not relieved thereby |
At night Wet, damp weather Lying on right side Perspiring Warm room Warm bed From damp, cold, rainy weather |
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| Opium | Insensibility of the nervous system Depression Drowsy stupor General sluggishness and lack of vital reaction Heavy, stupid sleep, stertorous breathing Sweaty skin. Patient wants nothing Hungry; no desire to eat Stools obstinate constipation; no desire to go to stool; round, hard, black balls Urine slow to start; feeble stream |
Heat During and after sleep |
Cold things Constant walking |
| Stramonium | Cannot bear solitude or darkness; must have
light and company Aversion to water Food tastes like straw. Violent thirst |
In dark room When alone Looking at bright or shining objects After sleep On swallowing |
From bright light Company Warmth. |
| Veratrum Album | Cold perspiration on the forehead Voracious appetite Thirst for cold water, but is vomited as soon as swallowed Averse to warm food Craves fruit, juicy and cold things, ice, salt. Menses too early; profuse and exhausting Faints from least exertion |
At night Wet, cold weather |
Walking Warmth. |
| Zincum Metallicum | Cannot stand smallest quantity of wine Ravenous hunger about 11 am Great greediness when eating; cannot eat fast enough Can only void urine when sitting bent backwards Erections violent Menses too late, suppressed Menses flow more at night |
At menstrual period From touch Between 5 to 7 pm After dinner From wine |
While eating Discharges Appearance of eruptions. |
| Aceticum Acidum | Great debility, frequent fainting Profuse urination and sweat Salivation Intense burning thirst Cold drinks distress Large quantities of pale urine |
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| Agaricus Muscarius | Thirsty all the time Empty eructations, tasting of apples Unnatural hunger Sudden and violent urging to urinate Frequent urination Menses, increased, earlier Sexual excitement Leucorrhœa, with much itching |
Open cold air After eating After coitus In cold weather Before a thunder-storm |
Moving about slowly. |
| Caladium | Slightest noise startles from sleep Dread from motion. Erections when half-asleep; cease when fully awake |
Motion. | After sweat After sleeping in daytime |
| Cicuta Virosa | Confounds present with the past; feels like a child Stupid feeling. Melancholy, with indifference Violent, strange desires Does absurd things Desire for unnatural things, like coal |
From touch Draughts Concussion Tobacco smoke |
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| Cuprum Metallicum | Strong metallic, slimy taste, with flow of
saliva When drinking, the fluid descends with gurgling sound Craves cool drink Menses too late, protracted During sleep constant rumbling in abdomen. |
Before menses From vomiting Contact. |
During perspiration Drinking cold water. |
| Kali Bichromicum | Indicated for fleshy, fat, light complexioned
persons Dislikes water Cannot digest meat Desire for beer and acids After urinating a drop seems to remain which cannot be expelled Yellow, tenacious leucorrhœa |
Beer Morning Hot weather Undressing |
From heat |
| Melilotus | Unable to fix mind Memory treacherous Stools difficult, painful, constipated; no desire until there is a large accumulation Menses scanty, intermit, with nausea and bearing down sticking pain in external parts |
Rainy, changeable weather Approach of storm Motion 4 pm |
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| Oenanthe Crocata | Much yawning Tendency to cry over little things. Heavy, spasmodic, stertorous breathing. |
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| Phosphorus | Tall, slender persons, narrow chested, with thin,
transparent skin, weakened by loss of animal fluids, with great nervous
debility, emaciation, amative tendencies, seem to be under the special
influence of Phosphorus Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunder-storms Loss of memory Thirst for very cold water Hunger soon after eating Sour taste and sour eructations after every meal Very fetid stools and flatus; long, narrow, hard, like a dog's Menses too early and scanty-not profuse, but last too long; weeps before menses Leucorrhœa profuse, smarting, corrosive, instead of menses |
Touch Physical or mental exertion Twilight Warm food or drink Change of weather From getting wet in hot weather Evening Lying on left or painful side During a thunder-storm Ascending stairs |
In dark Lying on right side Cold food Cold Open air Washing with cold water Sleep |
| Plumbum | Excessive and rapid emaciation Slow perception; loss of memory Urine albuminous; low specific gravity; scanty Loss of sexual power |
At night Motion |
Rubbing Hard pressure Physical exertion |
| Sulphuricum Acidum | Tremor and weakness; everything must be done
in a hurry Offensive breath Craving for alcohol Averse to smell of coffee Desire for fresh food Menstruation early and profuse Acrid, burning leucorrhœa, often of bloody mucus |
From excess of heat or cold In forenoon and evening |
From warmth Lying on affected side |
| Tabacum | Pallor, breathlessness, hard-cordlike pulse Wants abdomen uncovered |
Opening eyes Evening Extremes of heat and cold |
Uncovering Open fresh air. |
| Valeriana Officinalis | Feels light, as if floating in air Menses late and scanty |