HYDROCEPHALUS

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(Accumulation of fluid in head) Hedera Helix. Give one drop one dose only. Next morning clear flow of fluid through the nose will appear and only one dose will cure. Give second dose if recurrence is threatened. Apis M. Bulging of the fontanelles. Face swollen and pale ; patient is listless, drowsy, quiet; occasionally starting with a sharp cry. After scarlet fever. Zincum Met. The patient rolls his head and wakes from sleep as if frightened ; the occiput is hot, the forehead cold ; grinding of teeth ; eyes sensitive to light; fixed and staring ; nose dry ; jerking of muscles during sleep. Hellebores. Depression of the sensorium is the ranking symptom. Eyes they have but they see not; ears they have, but they bear not, etc. Automatic motion of one arm and one leg.Rolling of the head and bonag it into the pillow is an important indication of this remedy. The Cephalic cry is also present. Convulsions are frequent and severe. Meningitis is a complication. Urine is suppressed and the eyes do not re-act to light. Calcarea Carb. The first remedy is indicated in flabby patients with open fontanelles, extraordi- narily large head ; skin hanging in loose folds ; sweating of the head. The latter remedy should be thought of in weak puny children ; he is peevish and irritable. Hs,: craving for saltish things. The muscles of the abdomen are sunken. Calcarea Phos. The first remedy is indicated in flabby patients with open fontanelles, extraordi- narily large head ; skin hanging in loose folds ; sweating of the head. The latter remedy should be thought of in weak puny children ; he is peevish and irritable. Hs,: craving for saltish things. The muscles of the abdomen are sunken. Kali Iod. This remedy is useful in cases where family history points to syphil is There is strabismus, elaborate respiration and convulsions, paralysis and dilatation of pupils with automatic movement of limbs. Merc. Sol. Hydrocephalus after measles and Scarlet fever ; the child rolls the head and moans with sweating of the head.