Austin Harvey

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What Is Encephalitis Lethargica, The 'Sleeping Sickness' That Killed 500,000 People In The Early 20th Century? - All That's Interesting

Health May 24, 2025

First described by neurologist Constantin von Economo in 1917, encephalitis lethargica infected more than 1 million people and killed an estimated 500,000. Paul Bernard FoleyPatients with encephalitοΏ½...