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Encephalitis Lethargica: The Mind and Brain Virus
Paul Bernard Foley
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Description for Encephalitis Lethargica: The Mind and Brain Virus
hardcover. Encephalitis Lethargica Num Pages: 1090 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 17 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MBNS; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178. .
Encephalitis lethargica (‘sleeping sickness’) was a mysterious disorder that swept the world in the decade following the First World War, before disappearing without its cause having been identified. Around 85% of its victims, predominantly children, adolescents and younger adults, survived the acute disorder, but most developed severe neurological syndromes, particularly severe post-encephalitic parkinsonism and other severe motor abnormalities, that incapacitated them for the remainder of their lives.
Despite its brief history, encephalitis lethargica played a major role in a variety medical discussions between the two World Wars, as this epitome of neuropsychiatric disease – attacking both motor and mental functions ... Read more
Encephalitis lethargica (‘sleeping sickness’) was a mysterious disorder that swept the world in the decade following the First World War, before disappearing without its cause having been identified. Around 85% of its victims, predominantly children, adolescents and younger adults, survived the acute disorder, but most developed severe neurological syndromes, particularly severe post-encephalitic parkinsonism and other severe motor abnormalities, that incapacitated them for the remainder of their lives.
Despite its brief history, encephalitis lethargica played a major role in a variety medical discussions between the two World Wars, as this epitome of neuropsychiatric disease – attacking both motor and mental functions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
1090
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1083
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781493903832
SKU
V9781493903832
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Reviews for Encephalitis Lethargica: The Mind and Brain Virus
“A particular strength of this book is its descriptions of the social problem of encephalitis lethargica, especially for children. … What makes this book necessary is the richness of detail in the accounts of the abbreviated lives of the sufferers of encephalitis lethargica and of the researchers and doctors like Felix Stern.” (Michael S. Zandi, Brain, Vol. 142 (9), September, ... Read more