Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-25
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fl1aeIs Ilic NFllose hlls ness reg tIires him
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taas:h is unable to raise Has i;s ID ,Ilor-
arm; on perhaps while at work the.
I'm suddenlY fe slls5: his .ll.In. become
numb and weak. It fad Is t an Il
he=is no longer able to work. The
doctor to Wllom the man app lies says:
u s.. ~ braehisl nlonop Ia from muscle.
] lire which means sim that the
! mar has foVerWroug his hammer.
arm, and it needs rest. these cases.
/ the ~ cry appropriate name OF stalti-
sans palsy is given. Again, a poor
hloodea nervous ,S-co1 structed person
most. likely a @Wolnar Il, meets with u
great shock, or has to endure an ti,,-.
ssss:lial and prol onge d hi ntal on. physical
efort. Soon and perhaps without
warning, the individual loses the use
" Of some part Of the: body often of. the.
vocal apparatus, and the patient is un-
able TO speak above 8 whisper. The
doctor say y. iy sterical paralysis, or
''hysterieaI aphonia, loss Of voice.
Now Just hoW53this comes ahot1t we
fancy itWould puzzle the most learned
doctor tp say eoncatning THIS condi-
ton, however, as we'll as the one be-;
fore mentioned, this much is known,
viz: Inat by appropriate treatment
]: they recover. <peaestly and promptly,
!, very good violence thtat#np part Of the
nervous apparatus is broken The
faith cures. reported from time to time
are probably cases Of the kind last
mentioned. t@a ;E. ~ -"
,It.somet iulcs happens that an. intoxi-.
Gated person will lall asleep with the.
head resting upon an arm or with the
arm, hanginggzoye q yhair back. When
the person W;akens The arm is numb; it
tingles and is par;tlyzed- another
41'.'.braehial Imonoplegia, but really
spressure upon the TRUNKS of the nerves
which supply the disabled member has.
affected those nerves 50 that they are
unable to perform their usual duty.
The nerves which goeet,t from the
brain ;tfld spinal t.ord to5 the extren1i-
ties are luites comparable 70 the wires
which. are Stretched from place to
Eplac esfor. electric communication, and
pressure upon one section OF those
nerves produces results very like. those
which follow an interference with the
vine :Ihe ease just given illustrates
very we'll d large nttn1ioer OF eases OF
palsy ffoIn pressure, tor pressure upon
the. brain On spinal cord OF the nerves
which have their exit therefr0In will
produce a palsy. whose extent will de-
pond upon the extent OF the pressure,
and whose durability will depend upon
the chances Tor removing the pressure.
Pressure upon the nerves WATCH supply
one side Of the face produces u very
Characteristic paralysis, and one that
causes many Imaginable mistakes on
the part OF the tyros and 1ion-profes-
sionsl people by their attempt to detect
the affected side. Pressure upon the
brain or spinal cord is mostly due TO
the presence OF ttmors,, to fractures OF
the skull or bones of which the back
bone As formed, and TO blood clots
within the skull or spinal canal. Pa
TENTS. who recover. from ciphtheria,
scarlet fever and some other acute
sicknesses are frequently p. srssiy wed il
some part These eases gen orally re-
cover by appropriate treatlne n, and it
is quite. probable that many eases would
recover spontaneously. The: remarks
before made concerning certain cases
which recover will apply equally 70 tne
cases just named, q ..~>r.. jill.
People vino work in lead are liable
to d peculiar form Of paralysis, which
is first seen. SIS a rule, in the muscles
OF the forearm, OF account of which
the patient is unable to eStend tne
hand upon the arm. At times the
whole muscular system is involved.
|. Change.of occupation and the use OF.
remedies which: Will assist the elimin;D-
ton Of the ninaraIfrD the system is
the proper course for such patients.
Analogous forms of paralysis are
caused BY arsenic and mercury, prob
ably By their action upon the nerve
structure Of the spinal cord. Woorara.
the Indian arrow poison, will also pro-
duce paralysis&:if introduced into the
system in sufficient quantities. The
paralyzing effect Of large doses. Of al.
coilol is well known. Certain tcoils!i-%
tio,is Of the cireulatorY apparatus pre-.
dispose 10 Gytensiye: m, often incu lables
paralysis. The arteries are elastic:
TRIBES: Bv age, hard work; care and
the pref oait4scs MS of alcoholic. drinks
these t1pes lose ti,eir5 elasticity and be-
come hi tie tie. ~. b I5 I some event which
sseterm ines ans Unusual quantity oil
stlDea In thcEE rain ONE OF these now in.
elastic TUBES is ollan J, the poured-out
blood clott, as beforc mentioned, and
.: paralysis immediately. folieWs.= =. 4:
sa: OWina To certain systematic &condi-.
:tioirs fpran, = substance normally sg1s-
5peRsIedl in he plood, LODGES upon the.
flood gs, t.ss2s--Y alyes--o OF I Jhe heart.
presentlv ii part. of this matter is dis
i lOa9Hu an SYtt5netl An q iV fto bic
blood; parchance, il il reaches an artery
in the brain which q not permit II tof1
pass. This ut once eats of the blood
suppl from = part Of tie brain, one Of
the immediate s,Y 1nl,to l1is #of which is.
palsy of the .p;art Of he body which.
\ receives its nervous supply from that
portion OF the brain. These PARALYSIS
+ are usually exten siYe and are not
readily distingu sha5le from those
just nentioned. 81 4. .5s. Ys5 =ss
he pres ence of rms in the bowels
Of hilltren is believe i cause paraly
sisSin some ca SEES. Such 4 SEES being.