lethargic encephalitis

lethargic encephalitis
noun
an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness
Hypernyms: ↑encephalitis, ↑cephalitis, ↑phrenitis

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lethargic encephalitis,
a form of inflammation of the brain believed to be caused by a virus, characterized by extreme drowsiness or lethargy, sometimes followed by stupor or paralysis; sleeping sickness; encephalitis lethargica.

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