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Encephalitis lethargica is an atypical form of encephalitis. Also known as "sleeping sickness" or "sleepy sickness" (distinct from tsetse fly–transmitted sleeping sickness), it was first described in 1917 by neurologist Constantin von Economo and pathologist Jean-René Cruchet.
Jul 14, 2017 · Encephalitis lethargica is a neurological syndrome that spread across Europe and then the world beginning in the winter of 1916–17, and continuing into the 1930s.
- Leslie A Hoffman, Joel A Vilensky
- 2017
Nov 28, 2023 · Encephalitis lethargica is a disease characterized by high fever, headache, double vision, delayed physical and mental response, and lethargy. An epidemic of encephalitis lethargica occurred from 1917 to 1928, but no recurrence of the epidemic has since been reported.
Jan 30, 2023 · Encephalitis lethargica developed in epidemic from 1919 to 1926 in Europe and throughout the world. From the clinical point of view, the disturbances of consciousness and alertness and the possible outcomes of a postencephalitic Parkinsonism has attracted much attention.
Feb 12, 2018 · The encephalitis lethargica epidemic of 1916-1930 is estimated to have affected at least half a million people in Europe. The disease is documented to have spread throughout the world to afflict hundreds of thousands more. The cause of the strange illness still remains a mystery today.
Encephalitis lethargica was a mysterious epidemic disease of the 1920s and 1930s that was better known as the “sleepy” or “sleeping” sickness. Importantly, it was associated with the subsequent development of postencephalitic parkinsonism, a condition that was popularized in Oliver Sacks’ 1973 book, Awakenings, and the 1990 movie of ...
Mar 26, 2024 · Encephalitis lethargica (EL) is a serious and rare form of encephalitis, which can present with variable and serious symptoms. It is typically seen during discrete epidemics, but sporadic cases still occur.
