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April 2006. The Phoenix Rises: How Homeopathy Continues to Survive & Thrive (Vol. 11, #1)
A Case of Seizure Disorder and Pelvic Pain
Case of a 50-year old woman who sustained a serious brain injury when a developmentally disabled client dropped a brick on her head from a second story balcony. Subsequent to the injury she had memory loss and developed chronic intractable seizures. Between 1998 and 2004 I had prescribed Helleborus, Oenanthe, Caulophyllum, Cimicifuga, and Zinc Metallicum, with no visible improvement in her seizures or her uterine pain.
RK is a 50-year old woman whose homeopathic care I have been working on since 1998. She was an art therapist who sustained a serious brain injury when a developmentally disabled client dropped a brick on her head from a second story balcony. Subsequent to the injury she had memory loss and developed chronic intractable seizures. Her memory loss slowly improved over time but never returned to normal, but her seizures became worse over the years to the point of occurring almost everyday. She had been treated with numerous anticonvulsants with very little improvement and sought homeopathic treatment for the seizures. She also suffered from severe pelvic pain at ovulation and during her menses, which was felt to be due to large uterine fibroids. Between 1998 and 2004 I had prescribed Helleborus, Oenanthe, Caulophyllum, Cimicifuga, and Zinc Metallicum, with no visible improvement in her seizures or her uterine pain.
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Ifeoma Ikenze, MD, is a practitioner and national advocate for homeopathy. She practices in Marin County, California.
Dr. Ikenze began her career as an allopathic (western) doctor and made the transition to homeopathic remedies after studying the teachings of Samuel Hahnemann, an 18th-century German physician who is the founder of modern homeopathy. Dr. Hahnemann believed that medical problems could be relieved by taking tiny doses of the natural substance that actually caused symptoms and he began extensive experiments on the curative properties of a wide variety of ingredients from the natural world. Dr. Ikenze's own research and personal successes with homeopathic practices led to her to become certified as a homeopathic practitioner, although her perspective as a licensed MD gives her a balanced and knowledgeable approach to medicine. Dr. Ikenze is the founder and director of the Elizabeth Center in San Anselmo, California. She has written numerous articles and books, including 'Menopause & Homeopathy: A Guide for Women in Midlife.'