On Delirium Tremens. 



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mission, and for the first three 

 days he exhibited the following 

 slight symptoms, viz., vomiting, 

 (which was moderated after a few 

 hours) ; slight tremor ; an uneasy, 

 starting manner ; starts up alarm- 

 ed out of his sleep which is very 

 short; skin cool; disposition to 

 costiveness. 



3rd day, 2 o'clock p. m. — be- 

 came incoherent in his manner 

 and ideas ; imagining violence 

 used towards him ; warm, perspir- 

 ing skin ; rapid, round pulse ; 3 

 stools to-day. 



5 o'clock p. m. — is sobbing; 

 agitated ; replies sensibly to some 

 questions. 



Night — says he has pain across 

 the brow ; pupils contracted ; is 

 now wild and incoherent ; de- 

 fending himself from fancied 

 attacks ; starting up from his bed 

 and running about the room ; is 

 continually catching at objects in 

 the air ; he submits to authority ; 

 refuses nourishment ; no sleep ; 

 pulse and skin the same. 



4 th morning — in a low state ; 

 wet skin ; pale, white, dry tongue ; 

 several coffee-like stools ; incohe- 

 rent and obstreperous all night ; 

 conjunctivae vascular. 



3 o'clock p. m. — head and sur- 

 face generally heated ; is quite 

 delirious ; in a very agitated state, 

 and alarmed, fancying his legs 

 have become enormously enlarged, 

 and is constantly rubbing them. 



Night — warm perspiring skin ; 

 rapid pulse ; the same wandering 

 about, and incoherent talking; 

 complete restlessness and want 

 of sleep. 



5th morning — in the same vio- 

 lent state all night ; general state 

 much the same ; has tremor and 

 subsultus tendinum ; no action of 



3rd day, 2 o'clock p. m.— 

 Tinct : Opii : M. xx. Omn : hor. 

 (3 doses) sinapism, brandy 5j« 

 every hour three times. 



5 o'clock p. m. — Antim : Po- 

 tass : Tart : gr. ^ Tinct : Opii : 

 M. xv. Om : hor. 5 doses. 



Night. — Antim: Potass: Tart: 

 gr. -§- Tr : Opii : 5 SS - Omn : hor. 

 5 doses. Emplastr : lyttas nuchae. 

 Sp : Ammon : Arom : once or twice 

 in night, another §j. of brandy. 



4 th morning — Comp: Jalap 5j- 

 Tinct: Opii: 5j. to be repeated 

 in 2 hours. 



3 o'clock p. m. — Antim: Po- 

 tass: Tart: gr. |Tr: Opii: M. x. 

 Omn : hor. 4 doses ; ice to head. 

 Brandy %\w. with water during 

 the day and night. 



4th night- 

 three doses. 



-Tinct: Opii: 5j. 



5th morning — turpentine Ene- 

 mata (twice), Tinct: Opii: 5j- 

 2 dis. hor. (three doses). Bran- 

 dy ^ii- in the day. 



