Dementia
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Aconitum Napellus |
Epileptic Dementia
Great fear and anxiety; forebodings Fear death but believes that he will soon die; predicts the day Fears the future, a crowd, crossing the street Restlessness, tossing about Tendency to start Imagination acute; clairvoyance Music unbearable; makes her sad Acute, sudden and violent attacks Dose not want to be touched Thirst for cold water Bitter taste for everything except water Urine scanty, red, hot, painful |
In warm room
In evening and night Lying on affected side From music From tobacco smoke Dry, cold wind
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In open air |
| Aesculus Glabra |
Paretic Dementia
Speech thick |
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Agaricus Muscarius |
Jerking, twitching, trembling and itching Sensitive to pressure and cold air Sings, talks, but does not answer Loquacity Aversion to work Indifference Fearlessness Rhymes and prophesies Desire to cover head warmly Reading difficult, as types seems to move, to swim Double vision, dim and flickering Empty eructation, tasting of apples Sweet taste in mouth Thirsty all the time |
Open cold air After eating After coitus In cold weather Before thunder-storm Pressure on dorsal spine |
Moving about slowly |
| Agnus Castus |
Masturbatic Dementia
Absent minded, forgetful, lack of courage Fear of death Nervous depression with forebodings; Sadness with impression of speedy death Illusion of smell- herrings, musk More pronounced in men From abuse of sexual power Impotence; parts cold, relaxed; desire gone |
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Anacardium |
Impaired memory; brain fag; absent minded Depression Irritability; very easily offended Weakening of smell, sight and hearing Aversion to work Lacks confidence in self or others Irresistible desire to swear and curse Thinks he is possessed by two persons or wills Anxiety when walking, as if pursued Malicious; seems bent on wickedness; absence of all moral restraint Suspicious Clairaudient, hears voices far away or of the dead |
On application of hot water |
From eating When lying on side From rubbing |
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Apium Virus |
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| Arsenicum Album |
Paretic Dementia
Great anguish and restlessness; changes place continually Fears, of death, of being left alone; great fear, with cold sweat Thinks it useless to take medicine Suicidal Hallucinations of smell and sight Despair drives him from place to place Miserly, malicious, selfish, lacks courage Sensitive to disorder and confusion. All-prevailing debility, exhaustion; great exhaustion after the slightest exertion Unquenchable thirst; drinks much, but little at a time Craves acids, milk and coffee Paralysis of lower limbs with atrophy |
Wet weather
After midnight From cold, cold drinks, or food Seashore Right side |
From heat
From head elevated Warm drinks |
| Aurum Iodatum | Senile Dementia | ||
| Badiaga |
Paretic Dementia
Soreness of muscles and integuments; worse motion and friction of clothes, with sensitiveness to cold General paresis Slight sounds are greatly accentuated Much thirst |
By cold | By heat |
| Baryta Acetica |
Senile Dementia
Forgetful Wavering long between opposite resolutions Lack of self confidence Feeling of cobweb in face |
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| Baryta Carbonica |
Senile Dementia
Loss of memory, mental weakness Irresolute Lost confidence in himself Confusion Bashful; aversion to strangers Childish; grief over trifles Very sensitive to cold Offensive foot-sweats Very weak and weary, must sit or lie down or lean on something |
While thinking of symptoms
From washing Lying on painful side |
Walking in open air |
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Belladonna |
Furious excitement Hot red skin, flushed face, glaring eyes, acuteness of all senses No anxiety or fear Violent and sudden attack Lives in a world of his own, engrossed by spectres and visions; oblivious to surrounding realities Sees monsters, hideous faces, and frightful images. Rages, bites, strikes Desire to escape Disinclined to talk Perversity with tears Loss of appetite Averse to meat and milk |
Touch Jar Noise Draught Afternoon Lying down |
Semi-erect |
| Cimicifuga Racemosa |
Epileptic Dementia
Sensation of a cloud enveloping her Great depression with dream of impending evil Fears riding in a closed carriage, of being obliged to jump out Incessant talking Visions of rats, mice Stiffness and contraction in back and neck |
Morning
Cold During menses; greater the glow, more the suffering
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Warmth
Eating
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Calcarea Carb |
Apprehensive; worse towards evening; fears loss of reason, misfortune, contagious diseases Forgetful, confused and low spirited Anxiety with palpitation Obstinacy; slight mental effort produces hot head Averse to work or exertion A jaded state, mental or physical, due to overwork Increased perspiration Dislike of fat, meat, boiled things Gets out of breath easily Takes cold easily Fat, fair and flabby Craves eggs, indigestible things like chalk, coal, pencils, salt, sweets and cold drinks |
Milk Physical or mental exertion Ascending Cold in every form Water, washing, moist air, wet weather During full moon Standing |
Dry climate and weather Lying on painful side |
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Calcarea Phosphorica |
Peevish, forgetful; after grief and vexation Always wants to go somewhere In anaemic children who have cold extremities and feeble digestion Sensation of numbness and crawling Craving for bacon, ham, salted or smoked meat |
Exposure to damp, cold weather Melting snow |
In summer Warm, dry atmosphere |
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Cannabis Indica |
Excessive loquacity; exuberance of spirits; intense exaltation; extremely happy and contended, nothing troubles Time seems too long; seconds seem ages; a few rods an immense distance Constantly theorizing Anxious depression; constant fear of becoming insane Very forgetful; can not finish sentence Is lost in delicious thoughts Uncontrollable laughter Emotional excitement; rapid change of mood Can not realize her own identity Clairvoyance Letters run together when reading |
Morning From coffee, liquor, tobacco Lying on right side |
From fresh air Cold water Rest |
| Cantharis |
Masturbatic Dementia
Furious delirium Anxious restlessness, ending in rage Paroxysms of rage, crying, barking Constantly attempts to do something, but accomplishes nothing Amorous frenzy; fiery sexual desire Disgust for everything; drink, food, tobacco Unquenchable thirst |
Coffee
Touch or approach Urinating Drinking cold water
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Rubbing |
| Causticum |
Masturbatic Dementia
Sad, hopeless; least things make him cry Intensely sympathetic Broken down seniles Emaciation Aversion to sweets |
Thinking of complaints
Eating fresh meat Dry, cold winds in clear, fine weather Cold air From motion of carriage |
In damp, wet weather
Warmth Heat of bed
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Conium |
Depression Averse to society and afraid to be alone No inclination for business or study, takes no interest in anything Memory weak; unable to sustain any mental effort Difficult gait, trembling, sudden loss of strength while walking In Old age Great debility in the morning in bed |
Lying down Turning or rising in bed Celibacy Before and during menses From taking cold Bodily or mental exertion |
While fasting In the dark From letting limbs hang down Motion Pressure |
| Cuprum Aceticum |
Epileptic Dementia
Brain seems void Inclined to gape and cry |
Mental emotions
Touch |
Chewing
Pressure Night Lying on affected side Warmth |
| Cuprum Metallicum |
Epileptic Dementia
Malicious and morose Uses words not intended Fearful Epilepsy with aura beginning at knees, ascending to hypogastrium followed by unconsciousness, foaming and falling Cramps, convulsions beginning in fingers and toes Craves cool drink |
Before menses
From vomiting Contact
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During perspiration
Drinking cold water
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| Damiana | Masturbatic Dementia | ||
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Helleborus |
Slow in answering Thoughtless; staring Involuntary sighing Picks lips and clothes Sensorial depression Sees, hears, tastes imperfectly Stools jelly like, white mucus Urine scanty, dark; coffee grounds sediment |
4 to 8 p.m. From evening until morning From uncovering |
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Hyoscyamus |
Very suspicious Talkative, obscene, uncovers body Jealous Foolish Great hilarity; inclined to laugh at everything Attempts to run away Low, muttering speech; constant carphologia, deep stupor Unseemly and immodest in acts, gestures and expressions Afraid of being poisoned |
At night During menses After eating When lying down |
Stooping |
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Ignatia |
Changeable mood Introspective; silently brooding; not communicative Melancholic, sad, tearful Sighing and sobbing Nervous, apprehensive, rigid, trembling Can not bear tobacco Averse to ordinary diet; longs for great variety of indigestible articles Cravings for acid things Urine profuse and watery |
Coffee In the morning Open air After meals Smoking Liquids External warmth |
While eating Change of position |
| Iodoformium |
Paretic Dementia
Very drowsy |
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| Laurocerasus |
Epileptic Dementia
Drink rolls audibly through oesophagus and intestines General coldness, not ameliorated by warmth Spasms of facial muscles and oesophagus |
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| Lilium Tigrinum |
In unmarried women
Tormented about her salvation Profound depression of spirits Constant inclination to weep Anxious; fears some organic and incurable disease Disposed to curse, strike, think obscene things Aimless, hurried manner; must keep busy Longs for meat Thirsty, drinks often and much Urine milky, scanty, hot |
Consolation
Warm room |
Fresh room |
| Mercurius |
Slow in answering questions
Memory weakened, and loss of will power Weary of life Thinks he is losing his reason Tremors Sensitive to heat and cold Oily perspiration Breath, excretions and body smell foul Intense thirst for cold drinks Urine dark, scanty, bloody, albuminous
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At night
From warmth of bed From damp, cold, rainy weather During perspiration Lying on right side Warm room |
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| Natrum Iodatum | |||
| Natrum Salicylicum |
Incipient dementia
Lassitude, drowsiness, listlessness, tremor All objects seem to move to right |
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| Nux Vomica |
Masturbatic Dementia
Very irritable; sensitiveness to all impressions; can not bear noises, odors, light, etc Dose not want to be touched Even the lease ailment affect her greatly Sullen, fault finding Disposed to reproach others Time passes too slowly Ugly, malicious Thin, spare, quick and active; zealous fiery temperament Easily chilled, avoids open air Desire for stimulants, fats Easily excited desire; high living; sexual excesses |
Morning
Mental exertion After eating Touch Spices Stimulants Narcotics Dry weather Cold
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From a nap, if allowed to finish
In evening While at rest In damp, wet weather Strong pressure
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| Oenanthe Crocata |
Epileptic Dementia
Sudden and complete unconsciousness Tendency to cry over little things Epileptiform convulsions; worse during menstruation and pregnancy Convulsive facial twitching |
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| Opium |
Wants nothing
Complete loss of consciousness; apoplectic state Frightful fancies, daring, gay, bright Thinks he is not at home Delirious talking with eyes wide open Drowsy stupor; heavy stupid sleep, stertorous breathing Painlessness Sweaty skin Stools round, hard, black balls |
Becoming heated
During and after sleep |
Cold things
Constant walking |
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Phosphoricum
Acidum |
Listless
Impaired memory Apathetic, indifferent Can not collect his thoughts or find the right word Difficult comprehension Settled despair In young people who grow rapidly, and who are overtaxed, mentally or physically Craves juicy things Thirst for cold milk Urine profuse, watery, milky; contains sugar |
Exertion
From being talked to Loss of vital fluids Sexual excesses
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From keeping warm |
| Phosphorus |
Masturbatic Dementia
Great lowness of spirits Easily vexed Fearfulness, as if something were creeping out of every corner Clairvoyant state Great tendency to start Over-sensitive to external impressions Loss of memory Dread of death when alone Brain feels tired Restless, fidgety Hypo-sensitive, indifferent Tall, slender persons, narrow chested, with thin, transparent skin Great nervous debility Emaciation Amative tendencies Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunder-storms Thirst for very cold water
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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
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| Picricum Acidum |
Dementia with prostration, sits still and listless
Lack of will power; disinclined to work Brain fag Sexual excitement Nervous weakness Muscular debility Heavy tired feeling Sallow complexion Aversion to food Urine scanty; contains much indican, granular cylinders and fatty degenerated epithelium |
Least exertion, esp. mental
After sleep Wet weather Summer; hot weather
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Cold air
Cold water Tight pressure |
| Plumbum Metallicum |
Paretic Dementia
Mental depression; quiet melancholy Fear of being assassinated Slow perception; loss of memory Intellectual apathy Progressive muscular atrophy Excessive and rapid emaciation Urine albuminous; low specific gravity Paralysis of lower extremities Paralysis of single muscles |
At night
Motion |
Rubbing
Hard pressure Physical exertion |
| Secale Cornutum |
Senile Dementia
Old people with shriveled skin-thin, scrawny old women Coldness, numbness Debility, anxiety, emaciation, though appetite and thirst may be excessive Craves acids
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Heat
Warm covering |
From cold
Uncovering Rubbing Stretching out limbs. |
| Silicia |
Epileptic Dementia
Yielding, faint-hearted, anxious Nervous and excitable Sensitive to all impressions Brain fag Thinks only of pins, fears them, search and counts them Epilepsy; feeling of coldness before attack Cold, chilly, hugs the fire, wants plenty warm clothings, hates drafts Great sensitiveness to taking cold Intolerance of alcoholic stimulants Disgust for meat and warm food Want of appetite with excessive thirst |
Winter
New moon In morning From washing During menses Uncovering Lying down Damp Lying on left side Cold
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Warmth
Wrapping up head Summer In wet or humid weather
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| Solanum Carolinense |
Epileptic Dementia
Convulsion and epilepsy; where disease has begun beyond age of childhood |
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| Staphysigaria |
Masturbatic Dementia
Impetuous Violent outbursts of passion Hypochondriacal, sad Very sensitive as to what others say about her Dwells on sexual matters Prefers solitude Peevish Sexual sins and excesses Desire for stimulants, tobacco |
Anger
Indignation Grief Mortification Loss of fluids Onanism, sexual excesses Tobacco Least touch on affected parts
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After breakfast
Warmth Rest at night
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| Stramonium |
Epileptic Dementia
Devout, earnest, beseeching and ceaseless talking Loquacious, garrulous, laughing, singing, swearing, praying, rhyming Sees ghosts, hears voices, talks with spirits Can not have solitude or darkness; must have light and company Sight of water or anything glittering brings spasms Delusions about his identity; this himself tall, double or a part missing Food tastes like straw Violent thirst |
In dark room
When alone Looking at bright or shining things After sleep On swallowing
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From light
Company Warmth
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| Sulphur |
Relapses
Very forgetful Difficult thinking Delusions; thinks rags beautiful things, that he is immensely wealthy Busy all the time Very selfish; no regard for others Religious melancholy Averse to business; loafs- too lazy to rouse himself Dislike of water; aversion to being washed Sinking feeling at stomach at about 11 am Cat nap sleep Food tastes too salty Great desire for sweets Great quantity of colorless urine |
When standing
Milk At rest Warmth in bed Washing, bathing In morning 11 am Night From alcoholic stimulants Periodically |
Dry, warm weather
Lying on right side From drawing up affected limbs |
| Veratrum Album |
Sits in stupid manner; notices nothing
Sullen indifference Frenzy of excitement; shrieks, curses; cursing, howling all night Aimless wandering from home Delusions of impending misfortunes Extreme coldness, blueness and weakness Cold perspiration on forehead Vomiting, purging and cramps in extremities Thirst for cold water, but is vomited as soon as swallowed Averse to warm food Craves fruits, juicy and cold things, ice, salt |
At night
Wet cold weather
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Walking
Warmth |
| Veratrum Viride |
Quarrelsome
Twitching and convulsions Zigzag temperature Thirsty Scanty urine with cloudy sediment |
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| Zincum Metallicum |
Weak memory
Very sensitive to noise Averse to work, to talk Repeats everything said to it Fears arrest on account of a supposed crime Melancholia Lethargic, stupid Paresis Trembling Convulsive twitching Fidgety feet Cannot stand smallest quantity of wine Ravenous hunger about 11 am |
At menstrual period
From touch Between 5 to 7 pm After dinner From wine |
While eating
Discharges Appearance of eruptions |