Based on a true story told by Dr Oliver Sacks, Awakenings focuses with exquisite detail on the experiences of a few ...

During and after the First World War, a disease called encephalitis lethargica, also known as the “sleepy sickness,” ...

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The late author's correspondence shows a restless intellect roving far beyond what we saw in his books 'Awakenings' and 'The ...

In the last part of the book she describes encephalitis lethargica and draws a comparison between its symptoms and those seen in the witch craze. From about 1916 to 1927, a strange neurological ...

I was gobsmacked to test positive for coronavirus antibodies' A mysterious neurological syndrome known as encephalitis lethargica appeared around the end of World War One and went on to affect ...

Neurologists David C. Poskanzer and Robert S. Schwab of Massachusetts General Hospital predicted in 1961 that Parkinson’s disease would all but dis appear by 1980. Some medical authorities were ...

Nov. 3, 2023 — Researchers have pioneered a novel treatment for the most common autoimmune encephalitis. By reprogramming white blood cells to target and eliminate ... The Quail Could Be the ...

It is an excellent model of post-vaccinal encephalitis and a useful model of many aspects of multiple sclerosis. EAE has been established in numerous species and is induced by priming with a large ...

Based on a true story told by Dr Oliver Sacks, Awakenings focuses with exquisite detail on the experiences of a few extraordinary people affected by a disease known as encephalitis lethargica ...

Based on a true story told by Dr Oliver Sacks, Awakenings focuses with exquisite detail on the experiences of a few extraordinary people affected by a disease known as encephalitis lethargica, or the ...