encephalitis lethargica
11lethargica — see ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA …
12Encephalitis — 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 …
13encephalitis — encephalitic /en sef euh lit ik/, adj. /en sef euh luy tis/, n. Pathol. 1. inflammation of the substance of the brain. 2. Also called encephalitis lethargica /li thahr ji keuh/. a form of this condition, caused by a filterable virus and… …
14encephalitis — n. inflammation of the brain. It may be caused by a viral or bacterial infection or it may be part of an allergic response to a systemic viral illness or vaccination (see encephalomyelitis). Viral encephalitis is endemic in some parts of the… …
15encephalitis — n. inflammation of the brain. Phrases and idioms: encephalitis lethargica an infectious encephalitis caused by a virus, with headache and drowsiness leading to coma; sleepy sickness. Derivatives: encephalitic adj …
16encephalitis — n. inflammation of brain. ♦ encephalitis lethargica, sleeping sickness …
17Enzephalitis Lethargica — Die Europäische Schlafkrankheit (Encephalitis lethargica) ist eine bereits von Hippokrates beschriebene Form der Gehirnentzündung, welche Lethargie, unkontrollierte Schlafanfälle und eine temporäre, der Parkinson Krankheit ähnliche Störung… …
18lethargic 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, ↑epidemic encephalitis, ↑encephalitis lethargica •… …
19lethargic encephalitis — le·thar·gic encephalitis lə thär jik , le n ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA * * * encephalitis lethargica a form of epidemic encephalitis that was observed in various parts of the world between 1915 and 1926, characterized by increasing languor, apathy,… …
20Tick-borne encephalitis — Tick borne meningoencephalitis Classification and external resources ICD 10 A84 ICD 9 063 …
