EPILEPSY, HYSTERIA, AND NEURASTHENIA

THEIR CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, & TREATMENT

WEBMASTER'S NOTE: This work is presented for historical interest and subject background only. Many of the conclusions, attitudes, and treatments discussed here are those of an "expert" of another era, many of which have been overturned by science or are not acceptable in today's world.
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INDEX

ABORTIVES, Use of, as cause of epilepsy, 22

Age-incidence in epilepsy, 17, 18

Air, Fresh, Importance of, 73

Alcohol, The question of, 64

Alcoholic excess in relation to epilepsy, 16, 21-23

—— —— neurasthenia, 31

Amyl Nitrite, to check the aura in epilepsy, 26

Analyses of proprietary preparations for children, 13

—— —— purgative medicines, 62

—— of secret remedies, British Medical Association, 13, 62, 92

Arson as manifestation of mental epilepsy, 10

Aspirin for post-epileptic headache, 29

Aura, The, 2, 3, 25

——, ——, in Jacksonian epilepsy, 8

——, Treatment of the, 25, 26

Auto-intoxication, 68

Auto-suggestion, Value of, 80, 83

BACKACHE in neurasthenia, 32

Baths, Advice as to, for neuropaths, 48, 73, 74

Blaud's pills, 95

Brain, Morbid changes in, associated with epilepsy, 18, 19

——, Structure of the, 20

Bromides, Action of, hindered by salt, 65

—— in the prevention of epilepsy, 26

—— —— treatment of epilepsy, 86-88, 92

—— the basis of every epilepsy cure, 92

Bromism, 87

Brooding, harmful to neuropaths, 49, 50

CALM necessary in dealing with nervous children, 106

Carlyle, 90

Character, 123-30

——, The basis of, 124

Chyle, The, 57

Chyme, The, 56

Circulation, The, in neuropaths, 73

Circulatory Disturbances in neurasthenia, 33

Clark on frequency of fits during repose, 23

Clark's statistics of epilepsy, 15

Cleanliness, 73

Climacteric, in relation to hysteria, 41

Clothing for neuropaths, 74

Coddling, Danger of, for nervous children, 103

"Complex", The, in consciousness, 10, 11

Concentration, Lack of, in neurasthenia, 34

——, Mental, Exercises in, 51

Confession, The value of, 40

Conscious Mind, The, 10, 39

Consciousness, Alteration of, in epileptic attack, 3, 4, 6

——, Dissociation of, 11

Constipation, 67-70

——, Causes of, 67, 68

——, Symptoms of, 68

——, Treatment of, 68-70

Convulsions, Epileptic. See "Fit"

—— in alcoholism, 23

—— in children, 13

—— in diabetes, 23

—— in pregnancy, 14

Cooking in relation to digestibility, 58

Country resorts suitable for neuropaths, 47

Criminal acts in psychic or mental epilepsy, 9, 10

Culpepper's Herbal, 86

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DARK, Nervous children's fear of the, 105

Day-dreaming, 11, 108

Death, 58

Degeneration, Signs of, in epileptics, 17

Dementia, Epileptic, 16

Demonic Influence in relation to epilepsy, 1, 2

Dieting, 63-66

Digestion of foods, 58, 59

—— ——, Time occupied by the, 58

——, The process of, 56-59

Digestive troubles in relation to epilepsy, 22, 26

—— ——, neurasthenia, 32, 33

Discipline of the nervous child, 103-106

Dissociation of consciousness, 11

Dostoieffsky's "The Idiot", a study of epilepsy, 130

Douche, The cold, for neuropaths, 74

Dreams, 12

——, Sex-basis in, 12

Drug habit, The, in neuropaths, 93

Duties and trials of a neuropath's wife, 132-137

EARS, Care of the, 53

Egoism in relation to neurasthenia, 38

Electrical treatment for neuropaths, 50

Emotional repression as a factor in hysteria, 40

Enema, The use of the, 69

Energy from food, 58

Epilepsy a functional disease, 2

——, Ancient remedies for, 86

—— as a mental complex, 23

—— ascribed to demonic influence, 1, 2

——, Biblical reference to, 2

——, Causes of, 20-24

——, Clinical course of, 15-19

——, Cure in, 19

——, Definition of, 1, 19

——, Effect of, on general health, 16

——, Feigned, 14

——, ——, Diagnosis of, 14

——, Historical account of, 1, 2

—— in mediæval times, 2

—— in neurasthenics, 35

—— in relation to genius, 125-127

—— —— marriage, 131

——, Jacksonian, 7-9

——, ——, its relative frequency, 15

——, Major and minor, 1-6

——, Medicines for, 86-89

——, Mental, 9, 10

——, ——, Rarity of, 15

——, Nocturnal, 4, 5

——, ——, its relative frequency, 15

——, Preventive treatment of, 25-27

——, Prognosis in, 19

——, Psychic, 9, 10

——, Rarer types of, 7-16

——, Serial, 7

——, Superstitions attached to, 1, 2

Epileptic children, Care of, 16

—— dementia, 16

—— fit See "Fit"

—— fits, Times of occurrence of, 15, 23

Epileptiform seizures, 13

Exercise for neuropaths, 48, 74, 75

Eyes, Care of the, 53

FACIAL expression in epilepsy, 17

Fats, Digestion of, 57

Fears, Baseless, in neurasthenia, 35, 36

Feeding, Generous, needed for neuropaths, 47

Fit, Epileptic, Description of an, 3, 4

——, ——, Mechanism of an, 20, 21

——, ——, First-aid to victims of, 28, 29

Flatulence, Treatment of, 70

Foods, Proprietary, 94, 95

"Free will", The fallacy of, 124, 125

Freud on perverted sex-ideas as a cause of hysteria, 40

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—— —— subconscious sexual desires in infants, 113

—— —— the sex-basis in dreams, 12

Fright as cause of epilepsy, 21

GASTRIC Juice, The, 56

Genius, Epilepsy in relation to, 125-127

"Germ-plasm", The, 118

—— in relation to neuropathic tendencies, 120, 121, 124

Globus hystericus, 42

Glycerin suppositories, 69

Glycerophosphates, 96

"Good" and "Evil", 123, 124

Gowers on epilepsy, 7

Gowers' statistics as to age-incidence of epilepsy, 17

Grand mal, 2-5

—— ——, its relative frequency, 15

Greene on hysteria, 44

HABIT, Importance of, in relation to constipation, 68

Haig on relation of uric acid to epilepsy, 23

Headache in neurasthenia, 32

Heredity, 118-122

Hobbies for neuropaths, 48

Hormone, The Function of a, 57

Hughlings Jackson, Dr, on the epileptic convulsion, 8

Husband of a neuropath, Advice to the, 138, 139

Huxley on the rules of the game of life, 46

Hygiene, General, 71-75

Hypochondriasis in neurasthenics, 36

Hypophosphites, 96

Hysteria, 39-45

——, Age incidence of, 41

——, Ancient views as to, 39

—— and neurasthenia contrasted, 41

—— Causes of, 40, 41

——, Modern theories as to, 39

——, Race incidence of, 42

——, Sex-incidence of, 39, 41

——, Symptoms of, 42-44

——, Treatment of, 44

Hysterical attack, The, 42, 43

IMAGINATION, Effects of, 79-81

Indigestion, 60-62

Infantile convulsions, 13

—— ——, relation of to epilepsy, 13

—— ——, Treatment of, 13

Inhibitory cells of brain, 20, 21

Injuries to brain as cause of epilepsy, 21

Insanity in relation to dissociation of consciousness, 11

—— —— epilepsy, 16

Insomnia See "Sleeplessness"

Intestinal worms, 102

Iron preparations, 95

JACKSONIAN epilepsy, 7, 8, 9

Janet on consciousness in hysteria, 40

Jones on the religious sentiment in neuropaths, 106, 107

KING'S evil, The, 86

LA ROCHEFOUCAULD on health and regimen, 65

Lecithin, 96

Lieberkuhn's glands, 57, 58

Life, in relation to tissue change, 58

Locock's introduction of bromides for epilepsy, 86

MACHINE, The human, 71, 72

Malt extracts, 93

Marriage, 131-139

—— and neuropathy, 122, 131, 132

—— of neuropaths should be childless, 134, 135

Mastication, Importance of thorough, 61

Masturbation, 110-112

——, Effects of, 111, 112

—— in relation to epilepsy, 16, 22, 114

—— —— neurasthenia, 38

Meals, Number and time of, 64

Meat extracts, 93

—— juices, Value of, 64

——, Moderation in its use necessary, 65

Memory in epilepsy, 17

——, its subconscious basis, 10

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Mendel's law of inheritance, 120, 121

Menopause in relation to neurasthenia, 31

Menstruation, Disordered, in neurasthenia, 33

—— in relation to epilepsy, 17, 22

Mental attitude of neurasthenics, 33-38

—— fatigue in neurasthenia, 33, 34

Mercier on the characteristics of the neuropath, 128-130

Mind in relation to consciousness, 10

Moral cowardice in relation to neurasthenia, 38

Morbus comitialis, 2

Motor cells of brain, 20, 21

Murder as manifestation of mental epilepsy, 10

NARCOTICS, Use and abuse of, 78

Nervous child, Training of the, 98-108

—— dyspepsia, 60

—— ——, Diet in, 65

Neurasthenia, 30-38

—— and hysteria contrasted, 41

——, Causes of, 31, 32, 41

——, Course and outlook in, 38, 41

—— in relation to epilepsy, 35

—— —— self abuse, 16, 38

——, Sexual, 38

——, Symptoms of, 32-38, 41

Neuropath, The, his need of a wife, 132

Neuropathic children, Characteristics of, 98, 99

—— ——, Diet of, 100-102

—— ——, Education of 99, 100

—— ——, Moral training of, 102-106

Neuropaths, Advice to, 46-52

——, Mental characteristics of, 126-130

Neuropathy in relation to marriage, 122, 131-139

——, The only way to eradicate, 121

Night terrors, 105

Nitroglycerine to check the epileptic aura, 25, 26

Nose, Care of the, 54

OPISTHOTONOS, 43

Optimism, Value of, 80

Osler on age-incidence of epilepsy, 18

—— —— the use of medicines, 93

PALPITATION during use of bromides, 87

—— in neurasthenia, 33

Parentage in relation to inherited qualities, 119, 120

Patent medicines, 90-97

—— —— and the dyspeptic, 60, 62

—— —— —— —— neurasthenic, 36

—— ——, explanation of their benefit, 80

Pepsin, 94

Petit mal, 5, 6

—— —— in childhood, 16

—— ——, its relative frequency 15

Phenalgin for post-epileptic headache, 29

Phosphorus preparations, 96

Piles, 70

Port wine in proprietary preparations, 93

Predigested foods, 94, 95

Pregnancy, Convulsions during, 14

—— in relation to epilepsy, 17, 22

Psycho-analysis in the treatment of hysteria, 40

Puberty, Bodily changes at, 109

——, Dangers at and after, 109-114

—— in relation to epilepsy, 16, 18, 114

Punishment, Corporal, unsuited for nervous children, 105, 106

Pupils in epilepsy, The, 17

Purgatives, The abuse of, 69

——, Suitable, 70

QUACK Advertisements, 91, 111

READING for neuropaths, 48

Recovery in epilepsy, 19

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Recreations for neuropaths, 117

Reid on the effect of emotions on bodily functions, 81

Religion, Question of, in nervous children, 106-108

Rest for neuropaths, 49, 50

Responsibility in relation to mental epilepsy, 9, 10

SANATOGEN, 96

Savill on differences between neurasthenia and hysteria, 41

Self-abuse See "Masturbation"

Self control, how far possible to neuropaths, 123-125

Self-restraint, The neuropath's lack of, 129, 130

Sentimentality to be discouraged in nervous children, 104

Sex education, The need for, 131

Sex-incidence in epilepsy, 18

Sex instruction for children, 110, 112

Sexual development early in neuropaths, 113, 114

—— excesses in relation to epilepsy, 16, 23

—— —— in relation to neurasthenia, 31, 38

—— instinct, Awakening of, 109, 110

—— neurasthenia, 38

—— offences as manifestations of mental epilepsy, 9, 10

—— rules for neuropaths, 48

Shaw, Bernard, his sneer at marriage, 131

Sleep, Relation of, to epileptic fit, 4

Sleeplessness, 76-78

——, Causes of, 76, 77

——, Treatment of, 77, 78, 85

—— in neurasthenia, 33

Sollmann on proprietary foods, 94, 96

Soothing syrups, 13

"Sound nerves", 52

Spirit writing, 11, 12

Spiritualism, Danger of, for neuropaths, 107

Spratling on epilepsy in consumptives, 17

Starr's statistics as to age-incidence in epilepsy, 17

—— —— heredity in epileptics, 121

—— —— types of epilepsy, 15

Status epilepticus, 7

—— ——, as final termination of epilepsy, 16

Subconscious mind, The, 10

Suggestion treatment, 82-85

Suicide in neurasthenics and hysterical subjects, 35, 41, 42

Sunstroke as cause of fits, 21

Sweetmeats, The use of, 64

Sympathy, Harm done by, in hysteria, 44, 45

TAPE worms, 102

Tea and coffee, 64

Teeth, Care of the, 54, 55

Tobacco undesirable for neuropaths, 74

Trades for epileptics, 116

—— —— neuropaths, 115-117

Turner on age-incidence of epilepsy, 18

UNCONSCIOUS activities, 39, 40

Unconsciousness in epilepsy, 3-5

Urine, Incontinence of, in epilepsy, 3-5

VEGETABLE Foods, 64

Villi, The intestinal, 57

Vittoz's exercises in mental concentration, 51

Vomiting, Risk of, in epilepsy, 26

WATER, When to drink, 61, 64, 68

Weir Mitchell Treatment, 50

Wife for the neuropath, The, 132-135

—— of a neuropath, Advice to the, 132-137

Will, Neuropath's lacking in, 125

Work and play, 115-117

Worms, Intestinal, 102

Worry as cause of neurasthenia, 31

—— to be avoided by neuropaths, 47, 49

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