epidemic encephalitis
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epidemic encephalitis — n. any type of widespread encephalitis caused by various viruses … English World dictionary
epidemic encephalitis — encephalitis epidemica any viral encephalitis that occurs in epidemics; common types are Japanese B e., St. Louis e., and tick borne e. See also equine encephalomyelitis … Medical dictionary
epidemic encephalitis — noun an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness • Syn: ↑sleeping sickness, ↑sleepy sickness, ↑lethargic encephalitis, ↑encephalitis lethargica •… … Useful english dictionary
encephalitis lethargica — noun an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness • Syn: ↑sleeping sickness, ↑sleepy sickness, ↑epidemic encephalitis, ↑lethargic encephalitis •… … Useful english dictionary
Encephalitis — is an acute inflammation of the brain, commonly caused by a viral infection. It can be caused by a bacterial infection such as bacterial meningitis spreading directly to the brain (primary encephalitis), or may be a complication of a current… … Wikipedia
encephalitis lethargica — encephalitis le·thar·gi·ca li thär ji kə, le n epidemic virus encephalitis in which somnolence is marked called also lethargic encephalitis … Medical dictionary
encephalitis lethargica — [li thär′ji kə] n. a form of encephalitis, or sleeping sickness, epidemic in the period from 1915 to 1926 * * * … Universalium
encephalitis lethargica — [li thär′ji kə] n. a form of encephalitis, or sleeping sickness, epidemic in the period from 1915 to 1926 … English World dictionary
Encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis occurs, for example, in 1 in 1,000 cases of measles. It may start (up to 3 weeks) after onset of the measles rash and present with high fever, convulsions, and coma. It usually runs a blessedly short course … Medical dictionary
Encephalitis lethargica — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Constantin von Economo DiseasesDB = 32498 ICD10 = ICD10|A|85|8|a|80 ICD9 = ICD9|049.8 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Encephalitis lethargica (EL) or von Economo… … Wikipedia
