[Dr. Srinivasan]
Nervous, impressionable children, worse from music and in crowded
places. Asthma - Paroxysmal cough - Spasms
- Hot milk and drinks aggravate. Acrid
smelling urine.
Mind:
Cannot take part in activities that involve performance in the presence
of others (e.g. playing games in the yard. taking part in sports); would rather
stay indoors and engage
in activities like computer games. cards. chess. or reading books.
Extremely awkward (Apis. Caps. Nux-v) in movements. personal appearance; always drops
things from hands or collides with people or furniture while walking. sitting
or doing things.
Physical and emotional problems that arise from shock or grief due to
death of parents or grandparents.
Sensitive to music (certain classical and instrumental tunes) which
emotionally disturb him. producing sadness and weeping.
Getting punished in school or at home produces complex emotional and
physical disorders.
Poor self-confidence and self-image. resulting from timidity. cowardice.
and embarrassment.
Slow comprehension while reading or writing (when the mind is focused on
subjects like science. physics. mathematics. etc.).
Tendency to blush very easily in young children whenever they are
discussed or praised.
Tendency to feel easily embarrassed for any small thing. Avoids being
noticed and fells self-conscious about his action and behavior.
therefore
avoiding social gatherings. stage performances. and even giving answers
in the school.
There is a constant concern in young school-aged children about what
others (parents. friends. teachers. and relatives) think about them. This
concern leads to a conditional behavior.
whereby every action or word is chosen so as to avoid incurring any
negative opinions. The opinions of others always matter the most.
Too timid and shy to stand up for themselves. even in situations of
sexual abuse. Shyness and timidity lead to cowardly behavior.
Physical:
Extrinsic asthma and other upper respiratory tract allergies that arise
due to behavioral patterns characterized by timidity.
awkwardness. and embarrassment.
Lean. thin. emaciated children who take cold easily.
The child prefers not to visit the wash room in the presence of
strangers. relatives. friends. and sometimes also family members. He will wait
for an opportunity when nobody
is around. and only then enter the washroom. Feels too shy and
embarrassed to be noticed entering the washroom.
Other important symptoms
Mind:
Biting nails.
Mentally retarded (Calc-p. Cic. Op) children
without any organic brain damage. The condition arises chiefly out of behavioral
and personality problems. characterized by poor concentration [for abstract thinking
(e.g. geometry). and poor command over language. Must keep reading the same
thing over to grasp the information].
Easily excitable and nervous in presence of strangers. producing battery
of physical symptoms like cough. awkwardness. etc.
Frightened easily.
Love for animals.
Over-impressionable children. who get easily influenced by others.
Strongly detests people with smiling faces and frivolous attitudes; constantly
feels that people are laughing and mocking them.
Head:
Early graying of hair in puberty.
Examination findings:
- Milk crust on the scalp (Dulc. Hep.).
Eyes:
Examination findings:
- Distended veins in the sclera of
the eye.
Nose:
Obstructed at night (Am-c. Lyc); has to
breathe through mouth.
Constant inclination to blow the nose (Borx. Kali-bi.).
Epistaxis in the morning on washing the face
(Ars. Calc-s.).
Examination findings:
- Dryness of the nostrils.
- Grayish discharge
from the nose.
Face:
Perspiration on one side of the face (Bar-c. Nux-v.
Puls.).
Examination findings:
- Clenched jaw (Bell. Oena.
Stram) or trismus in
newborns
- Left cheek red (Phos.).
- Cracks at the corners of the mouth.
- Embarrassed look on the face.
- Twitching of the facial muscles (lips and masseter muscles)
Mouth:
Sour taste in mouth after drinking milk.
Examination findings:
- Ranula (Calc.).
- Bleeding gums
- Caries of teeth.
- Constantly clenching his teeth together (Hyos. Lyc.).
- Halitosis.
Throat:
Choking when clearing the throat (Arg-n. Nux-v.).
Constant disposition to hawk.
Stomach:
After nursing or eating. the child coughs and gags (a useful indication
for tracheo-esophageal fistula.).
Eructations with or after violent. convulsive
cough.
Thirstless.
Warm milk causes indigestion (Aeth. Mag-m). sour taste and eructations.
Desires: Salt;
Abdomen:
Flatulent distension in the abdomen after every mouthful of food or
drink.
Examination findings:
- Distended and tympanic abdomen.
- Liver enlarged and tender on palpation.
- Perspiration on abdomen (Cic.
Phos.).
Rectum:
Constipation in children (Calc. Op). (when away from home)
Frequent. ineffectual urging to defecate. which makes the child anxious
and embarrassed.
Itching in anus. > rubbing the part.
Examination findings:
- Pinworms and segments of tapeworms
in stools.
Urinary organs:
Can pass urine only when alone in the room (Hep. Lyc.
Nat-m.).
Frequent micturation at night and in the
morning after rising (Phos.).
Urinates more than he drinks (Bell. Coloc. Nux-v.).
Examination findings:
- Stones in the bladder.
Urine: smells sour (Calc. Sep.).
Tendency to develop nephrotic syndrome.
Examination findings:
- Brown or red. coffee-ground sediment left on
the diaper. characteristic of alkaptonuria.
- Stones in the bladder.
- Urine: Albumin ++
Male organs:
Intolerable itching of the genitals.
Tendency to masturbate.
Examination findings:
- Lichen simplex chronicus
of scrotal skin.
- Tinea cruris.
Respiratory organs:
Asthmatic respiration after emotions (Gels. Ign)
or excitement.
Examination findings:
- Stertorous.
whistling. or wheezing respiration.
Cough:
In the presence of company. on listening to music (Kali-c). and when
reading aloud (Dros. Phos.).
Only at night (Caust. Petr.).
Eructations excite cough (Lob. Staph.).
Child develops shortness of breath from coughing.
Cough with emaciation.
Expectoration: Bluish-white. salty
Limbs:
Awkwardness (Bov. Ip);
stumbling when walking (Agar. Caust. Ip.).
Trembling of the extremities from conversation
Jerking at night (Kali-i.).
Examination findings:
- Icy cold hands (Nux-m.
Verat.). especially the left.
- Brittle fingernails.
- Contraction of muscles and tendons.
- Excoriation between the thighs.
- Muscular dystrophy.
- Perspiration between and in the upper part of
the thighs.
Sleep:
Anxious and vexatious dreams.
Sleeps with the elbows and knees bent.
Talks in sleep.
Fever:
Coughing increases the fever.
Fever with a rise of temperature (evening.).
Generals:
Diabetes insipidus.
Room full of people < all the complaints.
Spasmodic affections and twitches of muscular parts.
<: Warm milk; >: cold food and drinks;.
Weak. peevish. and mentally deficient. thin and emaciated child; looks
like a little dried-up old man.