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Meaning of "encephalitis lethargica" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA

encephalitis lethargica  [lɪˈθɑːdʒɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA

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Encephalitis lethargica is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

encephalitis lethargica

Encephalitis lethargica

Encephalitis lethargica or von Economo disease is an atypical form of encephalitis. Also known as "sleepy sickness", it was first described by the neurologist Constantin von Economo in 1917. The disease attacks the brain, leaving some victims in a statue-like condition, speechless and motionless. Between 1915 and 1926, an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica spread around the world; no recurrence of the epidemic has since been reported, though isolated cases continue to occur.

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA

encephala
encephalalgia
encephalic
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encephalogram
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WORDS THAT END LIKE ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA

basilica
Central America
chica
Corsica
Costa Rica
Dominica
East Africa
Horn of Africa
Latin America
Legnica
North Africa
North America
pica
silica
South Africa
South America
Summa Theologica
United States of America
Utica
West Africa

Synonyms and antonyms of encephalitis lethargica in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «encephalitis lethargica» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA

Find out the translation of encephalitis lethargica to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of encephalitis lethargica from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «encephalitis lethargica» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脑炎lethargica
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encefalitis letárgica
570 millions of speakers

English

encephalitis lethargica
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जानपदिक मस्तिष्कशोथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التهاب الدماغ النوامي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

энцефалит lethargica
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

encefalite letárgica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এনসেফালাইটিস লেথারগিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

encéphalite léthargique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lethargica encephalitis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Europäische Schlafkrankheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

嗜眠性脳炎
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뇌염 lethargica
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Encephalitis lethargica
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

viêm não lethargica
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Encephalitis lethargica
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेंदूतील आकुंचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ensefalit letargica
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

encefalite letargica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zapalenie mózgu śpiączkowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

енцефаліт lethargica
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

encefalită letargică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκεφαλίτιδα ληθαργική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

enkefalitis lethargica
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

encefalit lethargica
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

encefalitt lethargica
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of encephalitis lethargica

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about encephalitis lethargica

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA»

Discover the use of encephalitis lethargica in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to encephalitis lethargica and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encephalitis Lethargica: During and After the Epidemic
Whether this book solves the mystery of encephalitis lethargica remains to be determined, but regardless, as a result of this book, the number of clues available have been greatly increased.
Joel Vilensky, PhD, 2010
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Encephalitis Lethargica: During and After the Epidemic
Although the book may not have completely solved the mystery that is encephalitis lethargica, it provides a great increase in the number of clues that can be used to understand this enigmatic disease, and whether it might reappear.
Joel A. Vilensky, 2010
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Epidemic Encephalitis
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Frederick Tilney, Hubert Shattuck Howe, 2010
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Neurological Classics
His work in psychiatry and neurology was carried out in the clinic of Julius Wagner von Jauregg at the University of Vienna, and it was there that he detected encephalitis lethargica. As an outgrowth of his interest in encephalitis, von Economo ...
Robert H. Wilkins, Irwin A. Brody, 1997
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Localizing the Moral Sense: Neuroscience and the Search for ...
Chapter 8 Encephalitis Lethargica: A Brain Disease of the Moral Sense? The 1915–1927 Epidemic Encephalitis Pandemic In the 1920s a complex and mysterious brain disease that reached worldwide epidemic proportions, opened up new ...
Jan Verplaetse, 2009
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Understanding Parkinson's Disease: A Personal and ...
He thought that the infection was by the same virus that caused encephalitis lethargica, a devastating illness that spread as an epidemic between 1916 and the mid-1920s. Encephalitis simply means “brain inflammation”; there are many ...
Richard B. Rosenbaum, 2006
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Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains One of ...
Asleep, set in 1920s and '30s New York, follows a group of neurologists through hospitals and asylums as they try to solve this epidemic and treat its victims-who learned the worst fate was not dying of it, but surviving it.
Molly Caldwell Crosby, 2010
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Hunting the 1918 Flu
Another theme of the book is the author's growing love for Svalbard and its people.
Kirsty E. Duncan, 2006
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Schizophrenia: A Scientific Delusion?
1 Descriptions of dementia praecox, schizophrenia and encephalitis lethargica/ post-encephalitic Parkinsonism The spasmodic phenomena in the musculature of the face and speech which often appear, are extremely peculiar. (Kraepelin ...
Mary Boyle, 2002
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Parkinson's Disease: A Guide for Patient and Family
The first epidemics of encephalitis lethargica were observed in Europe several years before the great worldwide influenza pandemic of the winter of 1918 to 1919. There was, nevertheless, a common tendency to connect postencephalitic  ...
Roger C. Duvoisin, Jacob Sage, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term encephalitis lethargica is used in the context of the following news items.
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Flu vaccine and narcolepsy: New findings may explain link
... after the epidemic of Spanish flu in 1918, there was an increase in people suffering a "sleeping sickness" known as encephalitis lethargica. «Fox News, Jul 15»
2
Why Jonathan Levine Is The Best Choice For Marvel's 'Spider-Man'
... Beast type premise and crafted a thoughtful and moving film that turned zombies into a heartbreaking metaphor for encephalitis lethargica. «Forbes, Jun 15»
3
Chronicles from the Future: The amazing story of Paul Amadeus …
Dienach is thought to have suffered from Encephalitis lethargica, a strange neurological disease that develops an immune system response to ... «Ancient Origins, May 15»
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Chronicles from the Future: A True Story Kept Hidden by the Masons …
Dienach suffered from a rare type of Encephalitis lethargica ('sleep sickness'), and in 1921, he fell into a coma and remained that way for a ... «Ancient Origins, May 15»
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'On the Move:' the wild and fulfilling life of Oliver Sacks
At Beth Abraham, a chronic-disease hospital, he saw some 80 residents who were survivors of encephalitis lethargica, a 1920s pandemic. «The Seattle Times, May 15»
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Oliver Sacks, On the Move: a life lived in vivid colour
... trend continued with Awakenings, in which Sacks chronicled his work with patients entombed in their own bodies by encephalitis lethargica, ... «The Australian, May 15»
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The beautiful mind of Oliver Sacks: How his knack for storytelling …
... and his work with administering the drug L-dopa to the aging survivors of an epidemic of encephalitis lethargica (the subject of “Awakenings”) ... «Salon, May 15»
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A Neurologist's Awakenings
His groundbreaking work with the drug L-dopa on patients suffering the aftereffects of encephalitis lethargica, which became the book ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
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Something, everything, anything, nothing
Doctors called it Encephalitis lethargica, or “sleepy sickness.” A paper published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine is filled with ... «The Daily Collegian Online, Apr 15»
10
Head doctor, heart doctor
There he encountered a group of patients suffering from encephalitis lethargica, a decades-long sleeping sickness, whom he revived using a ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Encephalitis lethargica [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/encephalitis-lethargica>. Apr 2024 ».
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