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 ====== THE SOLUTION OF THE PRIZE CASE ====== ====== THE SOLUTION OF THE PRIZE CASE ======
  
-First, I need to admit, the case was perhaps not as clear-cut as I first thought it was. When I originaly took it (by phone), given the specific character of the symptoms, I decided to skip the repertorisaton and proceeded with a direct search of materia medica for a few minutes, decided on a remedy and called it a prescription. The remedy worked just fine, cleared the symptoms in less than 24 hours.((If I remember correctly, the patient took the remedy in the afternoon, and the symptoms were all gone in the morning, but there appeared a new curious symptom (which I do not remember) for which I prescribed, but the patient did not take the remedy and it disappeared by itself till the afternoon.))+First, I need to admit, the case was perhaps not as clear-cut as I first thought it was. When I originaly took it (by phone), given the specific ​[[http://​www.legatum.sk/​cgi-bin/​dada/​mail.cgi/​archive/​lhgen/​20130130093004/​|character of the symptoms]], I decided to skip the repertorisaton and proceeded with a direct search of materia medica for a few minutes, decided on a remedy and called it a prescription. The remedy worked just fine, cleared the symptoms in less than 24 hours.((If I remember correctly, the patient took the remedy in the afternoon, and the symptoms were all gone in the morning, but there appeared a new curious symptom (which I do not remember) for which I prescribed, but the patient did not take the remedy and it disappeared by itself till the afternoon.))
  
 That being said, when the solutions started to come, I started to worry. ​ That being said, when the solutions started to come, I started to worry. ​
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 It's surely an understandable choice, but the well-known aggravation of Bryonia by motion, is a trap here, which prevents us of thinking about many other remedies and after justifying that yes, Bryonia "fits the case", we recommend it. But the level of similarity is far from satisfactory here and I very much doubt we could expect a happy result from its application in this case. Why? It's surely an understandable choice, but the well-known aggravation of Bryonia by motion, is a trap here, which prevents us of thinking about many other remedies and after justifying that yes, Bryonia "fits the case", we recommend it. But the level of similarity is far from satisfactory here and I very much doubt we could expect a happy result from its application in this case. Why?
  
-   - Amelioration by pressure is not an important symptom -- firstly, the headache is only **somewhat** amel. by pressure (i.e. not by much) and secondly, this is a very common symptom((read [[en:​misc:​questions-for-andre-saine#​qas4|André Saine'​s explanation on common and characteristic symptoms]])) in congestive headaches ((there is a pressure from inside the veins, so you tend to press back / hold your head to balance it)), and this is obviously a congestive headache, given the connection between heart action and headache -- which was ignored by Bryonia prescribers.+   - Amelioration by pressure is not an important symptom -- firstly, the headache is only **somewhat** amel. by pressure (i.e. not by much) and secondly, this is a very common symptom((read [[en:​misc:​questions-for-andre-saine#​qas4|André Saine'​s explanation on common and characteristic symptoms]])) in congestive headaches((there is a pressure from inside the veins, so you tend to press back / hold your head to balance it)), and this is obviously a congestive headache, given the connection between heart action and headache -- which was ignored by Bryonia prescribers.
    - This leaves us with throbbing headache in the forehead, agg. by motion -- a symptom shared by many remedies i.e. not specific enough.    - This leaves us with throbbing headache in the forehead, agg. by motion -- a symptom shared by many remedies i.e. not specific enough.
    - But most important point is that the //peculiar symptoms of the case are not covered by Bryonia//.    - But most important point is that the //peculiar symptoms of the case are not covered by Bryonia//.
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 Aching [in the head] and pulse increase and diminish together.<​sup>​6,​7</​sup>​ Aching [in the head] and pulse increase and diminish together.<​sup>​6,​7</​sup>​
  
-==== Hering, C. Guiding Symptoms ==== +==== Hering, C.Guiding Symptoms ==== 
 Dull headache in forehead over eyes; agg. by use of eyes and mental effort; becomes a throbbing pain after rapid motion, felt both front and back of head; action of heart very easily excited<​sup>​1</​sup>​.\\ Dull headache in forehead over eyes; agg. by use of eyes and mental effort; becomes a throbbing pain after rapid motion, felt both front and back of head; action of heart very easily excited<​sup>​1</​sup>​.\\
 Congestion to head, sudden, violent; throbbing felt with every pulse, at every step, or jarring.<​sup>​3,​5,​6,​7</​sup>​\\ Congestion to head, sudden, violent; throbbing felt with every pulse, at every step, or jarring.<​sup>​3,​5,​6,​7</​sup>​\\
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 Heart'​s action easily excited; violent palpitation,​ throbbing carotids, pulsating headache.<​sup>​1,​3,​7</​sup>​\\ Heart'​s action easily excited; violent palpitation,​ throbbing carotids, pulsating headache.<​sup>​1,​3,​7</​sup>​\\
  
-==== Lippe, A.D. Keynotes and Redline Symptoms ====+==== Lippe, A.D.Keynotes and Redline Symptoms ====
 Throbbing in the head synchronous with contraction of the heart.<​sup>​3,​5</​sup>​\\ Throbbing in the head synchronous with contraction of the heart.<​sup>​3,​5</​sup>​\\
 Fullness of the head; distinct feeling of a pulse in the head; throbbing with or without pain.<​sup>​3,​5</​sup>​\\ Fullness of the head; distinct feeling of a pulse in the head; throbbing with or without pain.<​sup>​3,​5</​sup>​\\
  
-==== Kent, J.T. Lectures ====+==== Kent, J.T.Lectures ====
 The most common feature in this remedy is the surging of blood to the head and to the heart.<​sup>​7</​sup>​ Another accompaniment of the surging is great throbbing synchronous with the beat of the heart<​sup>​5</​sup>​ and when the skull has this soreness then the throbbing is like the beating of hammers and every pulsation is painful<​sup>​3,​5</​sup>​ so that there are painful pulsations and sometimes painless pulsations. The throbbing becomes more painful from motion.<​sup>​8</​sup>​ The most common feature in this remedy is the surging of blood to the head and to the heart.<​sup>​7</​sup>​ Another accompaniment of the surging is great throbbing synchronous with the beat of the heart<​sup>​5</​sup>​ and when the skull has this soreness then the throbbing is like the beating of hammers and every pulsation is painful<​sup>​3,​5</​sup>​ so that there are painful pulsations and sometimes painless pulsations. The throbbing becomes more painful from motion.<​sup>​8</​sup>​
  
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