LETHARGIC ENCEPHALITIS

Pronunciation:		lu'thârjik en`sefu'lItis
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness

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	Synonyms:	encephalitis lethargica, epidemic encephalitis, sleeping sickness, sleepy sickness

	See Also:	cephalitis, encephalitis, phrenitis