an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness
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encephalitis lethargica::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | epidemic encephalitis, lethargic encephalitis, sleeping sickness, sleepy sickness |
| Type of | cephalitis, encephalitis, phrenitis |
Examples of encephalitis lethargica
encephalitis lethargica
The flu pandemic was implicated in the outbreak of encephalitis lethargica in the 1920s.
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He fell ill with encephalitis lethargica in December 1922 and was hospitalized in San Francisco.
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It bears similarity to conditions such as encephalitis lethargica and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
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She falls victim to the encephalitis lethargica sleeping sickness epidemic at the end of the First World War.
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So the pivotal scene is when Audrey is blown inside out-when she is succumbing for the second time to encephalitis lethargica-that is when the novel inverts.
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