EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME and TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

CASE HISTORY

Pt’s name- Mrs. Ranjna Kaushik Age- 32 Yrs Female Occupation- Teacher

Presenting Complaints

This lady presented with periodical shooting pain in right temporal region, extending to right cheek and right side of forehead associated with formications < 10 years. Pains were < in morning exactly at 6 am. She is gradually increasing weight. Her appetite is decreased and is constipated with hard stool but with daily evacuations.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES

  • Head fees chilly and < in open air
  • Desire salt
  • Aversion sweets and fats
  • Irritable, angered easily < consolation
  • Hot patient

INVESTIGATIONS

MRI Head- 19-05-2005- Imaging features are suggestive of – a possible neurovascular conflict of right trigeminal nerve with right superior cerebellar artery. Empty sella.

DIAGNOSIS

Empty sella syndrome with Trigeminal neuralgia

RUBRICS

S. No.DegreeRubrics
13HEAD – COLDNESS, chilliness, etc. – icy
23HEAD – COLDNESS, chilliness, etc. – air; in open – agg.
31FACE – PAIN – Nerves – Trigeminal neuralgia
41FACE – PAIN – neuralgic – nerves – trigeminus
52HEAD – PAIN – shooting pain
63HEAD – PAIN – periodical – day – every
73HEAD – PAIN – periodical – day – every – hour; at the same
81HEAD – PAIN – periodical – hour – certain; at
92HEAD – PAIN – periodical – hour – same; at the – morning
101GENERALS – OBESITY
112GENERALS – FOOD and DRINKS – salt – desire
121GENERALS – FOOD and DRINKS – fat – aversion

REPERTORISATION

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Result of Repertorisation

Cedron is the similimum one.

Prescriptions

Prescription on 12-08-2008

  • Marked clock like periodicity
  • Cedron 30 TDS

Prescription on 26-09-2008

  • Better. CECT Head with coronal scan of sellar region- 27-08-2008 – No obvious abnormality detected.
  • Cedron 30 TDS

Prescription on 02-12-2008

  • No marked symptoms. Almost cured.
  • Cedron 30 BD

Prescription on 05-01-2009

  • Asymptomatic. Cured.
  • Sac Lac TDS

Result

Complete cure of empty sella syndrome with trigeminal neuralgia by classical Homoeopathy.




ABOUT THE AUTHOR

© Dr. Rajneesh Kumar Sharma BSc, BHMS, MD (Homoeopathy), DI (Hom) London, hMD (UK) etc. Homoeo Cure & Research Institute NH 74, Moradabad Road, Kashipur (Uttaranchal) INDIA, Pin- 244713 Ph. 05947- 260327, 9897618594 drrajneeshhom@hotmail.com  , drrajneeshhom@yahoo.co.in  www.homeopathictreatment.org.in , www.treatmenthomeopathy.com , www.homeopathyworldcommunity.com

Dr. Rajneesh Kumar Sharma, M.D. (Hom) is a renowned practitioner of Uttaranchal, India. He is CMD of Homoeo Cure & Research Institute since 1994. He is also the founder of Hindi Vikas Kalyan Samiti, Kashipur JCs, Homoeo Cure & Research Institute etc. Dr. Sharma is also famous for his literary expertise and his articles and cases are frequently published in magazines, newsletters, souvenirs and online journals. He has been honored with a number of awards including Homoeopathic Gem 2011, Bhartiya Chikitsak Ratna Award 2007, Mother India Award for Udyog Pratibha 2007, Kashipur Gaurav Award 2005, Best International Feature Award 2003 etc. etc. Presently he is practicing at HCRC Pvt. Ltd, Kashipur- Uttaranchal (INDIA)