Case of Epilepsy Treated by Chloral Hydrate
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Meywa Sing, a sowar in the Xlth Bengal Lancers, while preparing to go on guard on the evening of the 21st April suddenly complained of a pain commencing in his right foot and running up the inside of his leg ; he then fell down in an insensible state, and was taken to hospital; on the morning of the 22nd, he had a similar attack to the above, which was without doubt epileptic, the aura being most decidedly marked. As the fits increased in frequency and severity the patient would call out to those near him to hold his right leg. A blister was applied on the inside of the right foot which had the effect of stopping the pain and reducing the number of fits; he was given castor oil, large doses of jalap, iron, velerianate of zinc and strychnine ; he had another blister applied to the back of his neck, and ice was constantly kept to his head and
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