. A treatise on headache and neuralgia : including spinal irritation and a disquisition on normal and morbid sleep . ubja-cent vessels. In a word, the veins, instead of beingcompressed in a backward direction, are, as previouslypointed out, drawn toward and compressed by theedges of the cups. When all is properly adjusted,the elastic bands previously described may be tight-ened at will, thus adding mechanical to atmosphericpressure. This last step is usually, however, unneces-sary, the atmospheric pressure being adequate. When slight vertigo has been induced in this way,the evidence is conclus
. A treatise on headache and neuralgia : including spinal irritation and a disquisition on normal and morbid sleep . ubja-cent vessels. In a word, the veins, instead of beingcompressed in a backward direction, are, as previouslypointed out, drawn toward and compressed by theedges of the cups. When all is properly adjusted,the elastic bands previously described may be tight-ened at will, thus adding mechanical to atmosphericpressure. This last step is usually, however, unneces-sary, the atmospheric pressure being adequate. When slight vertigo has been induced in this way,the evidence is conclusive that the stasis of the intra-cranial venous circulation is sufficient for therapeuticpurposes. There is no special limit to the length of time dur-ing which compression may be continued; but fromwhat I have been able to determine, I should fancythat from twenty minutes to half or three-quarters ofan hour are sufficient. 234 HEADACHE AND NEURALGIA. Illustrative Cases.—The following cases are citedwith a view to illustrate the facility and rapidity withwhich a variety of disagreeable sensations in the head,. including minor degrees of pain and depression, arerelieved by resort to this simple procedure. Mr. A. C was referred to me over three years THE ACTION OF REMEDIES UPON THE BRAIN. ;>.>:> ago by Dr. C. H. Avery, on account of severe andpersistent When I first saw him theheadache was diffuse in character, continuous, butnot specially severe. He informed me, however, as Ifind by reference to my case-book, that at times he isafflicted by sudden and very severe exacerbations ofpain; and that, at such times, the pain is almost en-tirely confined to the occipital region. There is verylittle difference between the pain felt at night andthat experienced during the day. There are no ataxic symptoms; the disks of botheyes are normal, but the pupils are quite uneven, theright one reacting little or not at all to strong sent him to Dr. David Webster for a
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