Consideration of various neurological terminologies are always confusing for the students of Ayurveda, hence i have tried to collect some classical references along with neurological pathogenesis. These are very much similar or close in meaning and basic pathology.....
1.Athetosis-
उद्वेपन (च. सू. 25/40)
वेपनम् ! वेपनमेकदेशे व्यक्तकम्पनम् ।
Chakrapani on ch chi 24/102
2. Chorea-
अंगविक्षेपणं नर्तन in vatik unmad
3. Dystonia-
उद्वेष्टन ch su 20/11
परिवेष्टन ch chi 28/167
गात्रवेष्टन ch si 7/49
4. Tics- स्फुरण
5. Tremor- कम्प
6. Focal dystonia-
शिरो-नासा- अक्षि-जत्रूणां-ग्रीवायाश्च हुण्डनं । ch chi 28/21
6-A.
Blepharospasm dystonia- वर्त्म स्तंभ/संकोच ch su 20/11 निमेषः चालयत्यति वर्त्मानि su u 3/25
6-B. Oromandibular dystonia-
हनुस्तम्भ
ch chi- 28/49,72
हनुकम्प
ch chi 23/229
6.-C Cervical dystonia
मन्यास्तम्भ ch chi 28/43
ग्रीवायाश्च हुण्डनं 28/21
मन्ये चारतकम्पने ch 7/27
6-D. Lymb Dystonia-
May be taken as कम्प ch chi 16/18 vatik pandu
Or वेपन एकदेशे व्यक्तकंपनम् ।
7. Bell's phenomenon-
स्तब्धम् नेत्रं कथयतः ch chi 28/40
8. Convulsion-
आक्षेपक ch chi 28/50
9. Cramp-
खल्ली 28/157 संकोच
10. Spasticity-
कुञ्चन 28/172, 55
11. Myoclonus-
may also be taken as वेपथु
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Dr.Surendra A. Soni
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