Paris Quadrifolia - Head symptoms - T.F. Allen

HEAD

Head

Dulness of the head,

The head is heavy; the cervical muscles will not hold it upright; it sinks forward,

Sharp stitches in the top of the head, to the left of the vertex,

Pressure in the whole head, from within outward,

Sensation in the head, as though the meninges and brain were tense, with a tensive sensation in the occipital region as if the skin there were thicker and could not be wrinkled (first day),

A sensation as if the dura mater were drawn tight over the brain, lasting a long time, especially in the occiput,

Feeling of swelling of right forehead, right temple, and right side of head, for a minute; before midnight (fourth day),

Sensation through the whole head, as if it were puffed up; especially as if the temples and eyes were forced outward (after one hour),

Headache

Internal headache like a bubbling, on waking at night; he was unable to fall asleep again on account of internal restlessness,

Headache, while smoking the customary tobacco (after five hours),

It seemed as though a violent headache would come on; increased towards evening, in the open air,

Sticking pain in the middle of the head and in the temples; afterwards a heavy pressure upon the forehead, especially on stooping,

The pains in the head were aggravated by thought,

Painful pressure above the left orbit, that seems to press down the upper lid,

Constant painful pressure, deep in the right frontal eminence (after one hour),

Constrictive pressive pain in the forehead (first day),

Stupefying headache, throbbing like the pulse, in the left forehead,

A slight waving and throbbing headache (in the left side of the forehead), on going upstairs,

Sticking and gnawing in the left frontal region, followed by gnawing in the left lower jaw, very painful (first day),

Pressive pain in the right temporal region, that is relieved by pressure of the hand (after two hours),

A very sore painful spot, only when touched, in the left parietal bone (occurring in the night), as after a hard bruise, although nothing abnormal is to be seen (after twenty-four hours),

Intermitting drawing pain in the muscles of the right side of the occiput (after three hours),

Scalp

The hair falls out and is painful on the vertex,

Pain in the scalp when touched, as if the hair were painful (after one hour and a quarter),

Forehead

Sensation as if a sharp point were pressed against the right frontal eminence (a superficial sticking pressure), (after one hour),

Benumbing stitches in the left side of the forehead (after one hour),

Temples and Parietals.

Frequent persistent pressure in the head, especially in both temples,

Slight pressure in the left temple,

Fine stitches in the left temple,

Stitches in the right side of the head (after one hour),

Occiput and External Head.

Pressure in the occiput,

Some fine scurf on the head,

Tension in the skin of the forehead and occiput; it seems as though the skin were tightly adherent to the bone and almost immovable,

Itching over the whole head, with some burning after scratching,