Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-04
Health Talks by DIR. Brady
Major siiSrnine.

iCouyrish: 1920. by Nat iona! Newspaper Service,
am Sill to frequently chagrined by the
receipt OF letters from readers who assure me
nave described their eases better than they
could do II themselves-and will | kindly ad :
wise the proper remedy
Here is reader who describes migralnc
better than can do il myself:
Dear Doctor:
The burden of your song has ever been
consult your family physician" have done
so. In fact l have consulted about a dozen
Oh MN nave been examined from cellar to
sarrct. nave had urinalyses by entire strarg :
sr"' ""Ssermanns until at time have had
haFdiS enough blood for my own needs
stomach analyses, nose and throat examiua-
'"ns' the oculists in turn referring me to
h'urclo sists and the ncurolJgists sumInon!ng
or'hopedic specialists and the o,tho--but you
Know ill'about that. The verdict or good bye
word In every instance has oeen Tile exam
ih3tion discioses nothing which would cause
the condition you complain Of"
ihat condition is-now for the "eymptoms -
winch you so cordially hate TO be told
olihh spot suddenly appears before my
eyes usually about foot In diameter al ten
feet but never in the direct line OF vision
sometimes at one side. sometimes at the other
or above or below. This lasts fifteen 10 thirty
minutes then gradually leaves after which I
am seized with severe headache II IN, blind
spot is at the left. the pain is in tho r!rh,
SIDE OF the head. and vice versa | have had
these ATTACKS for fifteen years at first six
months to year apart, but lately much OF :
'Sher' sometimes only week apart, though
they are not so severe ANY Information
You may be able to give me
The popularity Of migrain. uormerlv
caiied meSrim and popularity called sick head
aches) is the aura warning which preccdcs
the ATTACK In this and o,her features mi
Sratne closely resembles epilepsy: indeed one
student OF the condition termed I, the sen
sorry equivalent of epilepsy Both condi-
ions occur in the offspring of parents with
some defect of the nervous system No de-
inonstrable cause can be found for either con
dition.
Usually tn" victim sees a bright spot. in
stead OF a dark one. and this spot, at one sid.
OF the field OF vision, enIargcs and changes
10 HisZaSs tortihcation spcctra) al the out
side as IL becomes dark in the ccpt.r ,r,.r
hfteen 10 thirty minutes the spot d!sanp.ars
'"e race become" pale. and the pain begins
IN one temple. spreading through one side Of
me mead IL is aggravated BY noise. light or
confusion: relieved by rest. darkness and re-
Sumoeht posture. After few hours usually
some nausea ana vomiting occur Bur me
vomiting IS AN effect OF the head pain-the
pain is so great that il makes The patIcn,
sich II rs a popular error to assum. that
we ncadhche is caused by upset stomach"
tSNa!IE. too, some bile appears after the Nrst
few acts OF vomiting. provided there il no
serious trouble with the liver and its ma
chihery IT is, therefore, mistake to at
tribute the attack "biioueness There
IS no such condition as "biliousness"-I mean
the presence OF too much bile" never really
accounts for Illness even slight indis-
position. That is n mere fancy Of persons
unenisshtened concerning physiology-a fancy
played upon by the uuacks and nostrum ex-
pioiters for what profit there may be in it,
After hours drowsiness and sIc.p
follow. win prompt recovery OF normal health
In some cases the attacks last for two or
three days.