1 1 8 Case of Injury of the Head. 



R Misturae Camphors 5^'i' 



Liquoris Ammoniae Acetatis ^V]. 



Liquoris Antimonii tartarizati 5!]. M. Fiat iriistura_, 



cujus suiTiat cochleaiia duo ampla quartis horis. 



Jan. igtli. No betier; has passed a very restless night: 



cannot speak : right arm still insensible, and he has no 



power to move it. 



R Submuriatis Hydrargyri gr. j. 

 Piilveris Antinionialis gr. ij. 



Nitratis Potasste gr. .\v. M. Fiat pulvis quartis 

 horis SLimendus ex Melle. 

 R Emplastrum Lytiae largum toto caplte. 

 Jan. 20th. Somewhat better; can speak a few words, 

 but very indistinctly : has had no sleep; the light during 

 the whole time has produced no pain or inconvenience to 

 his eyes : there is much stupor and dulness about him ; 

 he complains of nothing, but shakes his head vihen he is 

 asked how he does. The powders continued. 



Jan. 21st. Has had a little skep ; can speak rather more 

 distinct ; his right arm is sensible to the touch, and he 

 can move it a very lillle. The same treatment continued. 

 Jan. 22d. His bowels are regularly open; has passed a 

 better night ; motes his right arm rather more freely, and can 

 take a little food. The powders continued, but not so often. 

 Jan. 24th. Much belter; can sit up in the bed and eat 

 some meat; sleeps tolerably well, but has a troublesome 

 tickling cough. The powders are discontinued. 

 R Oxymellis Scillas. 



Syrupi Papaveris albi aa ^j- M. Cochleare minimuia 

 urgenti tusse capiat. 

 Jan. 30th. Coagh relieved : has taken no other medicine ; 

 he is able to get up and walk about the room: appetite 

 pretty good ; his right arm is niore sensible, and he can 

 move it much better; speaks more distinctly. I put a se- 

 ton in the back part of the neck, and ordered him to take 

 no medicine whatever. 



Feb. 12. The seton has discharged copiously, and he has 

 found very great benefit from it; he sits up all day ; can 

 walk very well ; has quite recovered ihe use of his arm : 

 appetite very good ; sleeps very well, and can speak nearly 

 as well as ever, and now wants nothing but strength to en- 

 able him to resume his former employment. 



Is it not most probable that the above symptoms were 

 occasioned by efTusion causing compression in consequence 

 of the blow, or by inflammation ? The symptoms seemed 

 to indicate the former more than the latter. 



Hat ton Garden , Feb . 1 7, 1 8 1 2. XV III. Com' 



