On vertigo or dizziness : its causes, importance as a symptom, and treatment : thesis for the degree of Doctor of Medicine / by J.B. Bradbury.

  • Bradbury, J. B. (John Buckley), 1841-1930.
Date:
1870
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Credit: On vertigo or dizziness : its causes, importance as a symptom, and treatment : thesis for the degree of Doctor of Medicine / by J.B. Bradbury. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    33 fermentation of the food, occurs in some cases, and this explains why a marked improvement results from the administration of alkalies. Vichy water, with a little brandy in it, is also of service. When the acidity of the stomach has been corrected, and especially if there be any anaemia, I then usually prescribe the citrate of iron and strychnia, in three grain doses, with about m. xv. Spt. chloroformi and 3 j. of glycerine in an ounce of water. Strychnine is a remedy of great value in some cases, as also is the bromide of potassium, even when there is no indication of epilepsy. A patient was lately under my care, suffering from dyspeptic vertigo, which had lasted for nine months. At the commencement the attacks came on at considerable intervals, but when I first saw her she was scarcely ever free from vertigo. She suffered most when walking about, and was always the best when lying down. She also complained of headache. Her bowels were very costive. She never lost consciousness and had no visceral disease. After giving a purgative to clear out the alimentary canal, I prescribed Potassas Bicarb, gr. x, Potassii Bromid. gr. xv, Aq. Camphorse 3j, ter die for a month, with great benefit, when I substituted Jj. Inf. Calumbae for the camphor water. She was quite well at the end of six weeks. If the dyspepsia be attended with intestinal flatulence, a strong purgative gives temporary relief, but if the cure is to be permanent, some anti-spasmodic, such as Pil. Asafcet. co. or Tincture of Valerian must be given. Charcoal is also useful in such cases. Horse exercise and regular hours, with as much freedom as possible from the cares and anxieties of business and professional life, should also be recommended. When the disease has assumed a chronic form, and especially in elderly persons, stimulants, such as brandy and wine, will cause the attack to pass off. Assuming the