Prevalence and likelihood ratio of symptoms in patients with good therapeutic response to Lycopodium clavatum. A retrospective study

Abstract

Lycopodium's main symptoms are well known by homeopaths, but their knowledge correlates well with the symptoms' prevalence and not with their LR. Retrospective assessment of prevalence and LR of symptoms in good responders might be a means for better selection of symptoms for prospective studies.

Prevalence and Likelihood Ratio of Six Objective Signs among Good Responders to Natrum muriaticum: Multi-centre Observational Assessment

“…Along the same lines, Eizayaga et al retrospectively assessed the LR of symptoms commonly attributed to Lycopodium clavatum in patients responding well to this medicine. 7 The results yielded what can be seen as a Lycopodium symptom pattern likely to increase the reliability of prescriptions and improve their prognostic value. 8 For the purpose of clinical verification, Manchanda et al recently calculated the prevalence and LR of general symptoms of 29 less prescribed homeopathic medicines.…”

A clinical history of Zincum metallicum: homeopathic pathogenetic trials and case reports

“…and a control group (overall population or remainder of treated patients). Thus being, while this line of research seems promising, 44 we cannot go further in this regard with the data currently available.…”

Lycopodium : un médicament à redécouvrir

“…En Argentine, José Enrique Eizayaga [34] a organisé avec une équipe de médecins homéopathes chevronnés une étude rétrospective recensant 24 symptômes rencontrés dans des cas cliniques améliorés par Lycopodium. Il a comparé la pré-valence de ces symptômes et leur degré de vraisemblance qui évalue le rapport entre leur présence chez les individus sensibles à Lycopodium et ceux d'une population courante.…”